Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5317 |
|---|---|
| Word: | נוֹפֶת |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H5130 in the sense of shaking to pieces |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | nopheth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | no'-feth |
| Meaning: | 1. a dripping i.e. of honey (from the comb) |
| KJV Renderings: | honeycomb. |
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נֹ֫פֶת noun masculine Prov 24:13 flowing honey, honey from the comb (Phoenician נפת CISi.166, 8b); — ׳ נ absolute Prov 5:3 + 3 t., construct Ps 19:11 — sweet Prov 24:13 (|| דְּבַשׁ), compare Prov 27:7 figurative of sweet words Prov 5:3, and perhaps Song 4:11 (Bu of kisses; || דְּבַשׁ , חָלָב); in full ׳ נ צוּפִים Ps 19:11 honey of (the) combs (compare with ׳ מִשְׁפְטֵי י; || דְּבַשׁ).
נֶפְתּוֺחַ see פתח .
נַפְּתּוּלִים, נַפְתָּלִי see פתל .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
