BDB1956
דֶּ֫לֶף noun masculine a dropping (of rain, compare WetzstZPV xiv. 1891, 5 ), figurative דֶּלֶף טֹרֵד מִדְיְנֵי אִשָּׁה Prov 19:13 etc.; טוֺרֵד בְּיוֺם סַגְרִ֑יר וְאֵשֶׁת מִדְוָ֯נִים נִשְׁתָּֽוָהּ׃ ׳ ד Prov 27:15.
Strong's Lexicon
H1812
H1812 — דֶּלֶף
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H1812 |
|---|---|
| Word: | דֶּלֶף |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H1811 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | deleph |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | deh'-lef |
| Meaning: | 1. a dripping |
| KJV Renderings: | dropping. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
דלף (deh’-leph)
Proverbs 19:13
- KJV: A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
- EHCC: and the contentions of a wife (are) a