נָטַףnâṭaph
drop, drip, discourse, figurative (especially of prophet)
Pronunciation: naw-taf' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5197
Meanings
Qal: drop, drip (Judges 5:4; Job 29:22; Joel 4:18)
Hiph`il
1. drip (Amos 9:13; Joel 4:18)
2. of speech, especially prophecy (Amos 7:16; Exodus 21:2; Exodus 21:7)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 18 times in the Bible.
- Judges 5:4 “Lord, when you set out from Seir and marched across the fields of Edom, the earth trembled, and the cloudy skies poured down rain.
- Job 29:22 And after I spoke, they had nothing to add, for my counsel satisfied them.
- Psalms 68:8 the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down rain before you, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
- Proverbs 5:3 For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil.
- Song of Solomon 4:11 Your lips are as sweet as nectar, my bride. Honey and milk are under your tongue. Your clothes are scented like the cedars of Lebanon.
- Song of Solomon 5:5 I jumped up to open the door for my love, and my hands dripped with perfume. My fingers dripped with lovely myrrh as I pulled back the bolt.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).