Strong's Lexicon

H6201

H6201 — עָרַף

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewaraphverb-stemOccurrences: 2TWOT: 1701

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6201
Word:עָרַף
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:2
Transliteration:araph
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:`araph (aw-raf') v.
Meaning:1. to droop 2. (hence) to drip
KJV Renderings:drop (down).

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BDB6405

II. [עָרַף] verb drip, drop (compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 4093] lade out water with the hand (as with ladle), compare Phoenician ערפת portico (whence rain drips) see HoffmAbh. d. GGW xxxvi, May, 1889, 12 f.; compare also Arabic [untranscribed source text 4094] upper-room; מערף ענן Eccl 43:22 the dropping of a cloud, Assyrian irpu, irpitu, cloud(s) ); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine plural שָׁמָיו יַעַרְפוּטָֿ֑ל Deut 33:28 his heavens drop dew; figurative, of speech, intransitive, יַעֲרֹף כַּמָּטָר לִקְחִי Deut 32:2 let my teaching drop like the rain (|| תִּזַּל כַּטַּל אִמְרָתִי). — compare רָעַף.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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