Midvash

רָעַףrâʻaph

trickle, drip, synonym of נזל, II.

Pronunciation: raw-af' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7491

Meanings

ערף

Hiph`il: trickle (Isaiah 45:8)

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Job 36:28 The rain pours down from the clouds, and everyone benefits.
  • Psalms 65:11 You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.
  • Psalms 65:12 The grasslands of the wilderness become a lush pasture, and the hillsides blossom with joy.
  • Proverbs 3:20 By his knowledge the deep fountains of the earth burst forth, and the dew settles beneath the night sky.
  • Isaiah 45:8 “Open up, O heavens, and pour out your righteousness. Let the earth open wide so salvation and righteousness can sprout up together. I, the Lord, created them.

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).