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Lexicon :: Strong's H5197 - nāṭap̄

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נָטַף
Transliteration
nāṭap̄
Pronunciation
naw-taf'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1355

Strong’s Definitions

נָטַף nâṭaph, naw-taf'; a primitive root; to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration:—drop(-ping), prophesy(-et).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's H5197 in the following manner: drop (12x), prophesy (4x), prophet (1x), down (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's H5197 in the following manner: drop (12x), prophesy (4x), prophet (1x), down (1x).
  1. to drop, drip, distil, prophesy, preach, discourse

    1. (Qal) to drop, drip

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to drip

      2. to drop (prophecy)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָטַף nâṭaph, naw-taf'; a primitive root; to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration:—drop(-ping), prophesy(-et).
STRONGS H5197: Abbreviations
† [נָטַף] verb drop, drip, figurative (especially of prophet) discourse (Late Hebrew id.; Targum נְטַף drop, drip; Syriac bdb064202 drip, bdb064203 drop (NöSyr. Gr. § 105) etc.; Arabic bdb064204 id.; Ethiopic bdb064205 id., bdb064206 colare (stillando), expercolare); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine plural נָֽטְפוּ Judges 5:4 + 2 times; נָטָּ֑פוּ Judges 5:4; Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תִּטֹּף Job 29:22; 3rd person masculine plural יִטּפוּ Joel 4:18 [Joel 3:18]; 3rd person feminine plural תִּטֹּפְנָה Proverbs 5:3; Songs 4:11; Participle נֹטְפוֺת Songs 5:13; — drop, drip, usually transitive, with accusative, of clouds dropping water (מַיִ), in storm Judges 5:4, || heavens Judges 5:4 (object omitted), Psalm 68:9 (id.; all theoph.); of hands dripping myrrh (מוֺר) Songs 5:5; in predict. יִטְּפוּ עָסִיס Joel 4:18 the mountains shall drip must; figurative of (seductive) speech נֹפֶת תִּטּ׳ Proverbs 5:3 the lips of the strange woman drop honey, so perhaps Songs 4:11 (Bu of kisses); מוֺר שִׂפְתוֺתָיו נ׳ Songs 5:13 his lips drip myrrh (perhaps of sweet breath). Intransitive only עָלֵימוֺ תִּטֹּף מִלָּתִי Job 29:22 upon them my speech used to drop.
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine plural וְהִטִּיפוּ consecutive Amos 9:13; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תַּטִּיף Amos 7:16; 1st person singular אַטִּף Micah 2:11; 3rd person masculine plural יִטִּיפ֑וּן Micah 2:6; 2nd person masculine plural תַּטִּיפוּ Micah 2:6, תַּטִּפוּ Micah 2:6; Participle מַטִּיף Micah 2:11; —
1. drip, עָסִיס וְהַטּ׳ Amos 9:13 and the mountains shall drip must (= Qal Joel 4:18 [Joel 3:18]).
2. of speech, especially prophecy (without accusative): with עַל against, Amos 7:16 (|| הִנָּבֵא), with אֶלֿ toward, Exodus 21:2 (|| id.), Exodus 21:7 (|| id.); with ל concerning Micah 2:11 compare Micah 2:11; — אַלתַּֿטִּפוּ יַטִּיכּ֑וּן לֹאיַֿטִּפוּ לָאֵלֶּה Micah 2:6 'talk not' — so they talk — 'they (read ye?) shall not talk of these things (where תַּטּ׳, יַטִּפוּ reference to prophets).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

21:2; 21:7

Judges

5:4; 5:4; 5:4; 5:4

Job

29:22; 29:22

Psalms

68:9

Proverbs

5:3; 5:3

Song of Songs

4:11; 4:11; 5:5; 5:13; 5:13

Joel

3:18; 3:18

Amos

7:16; 7:16; 9:13; 9:13

Micah

2:6; 2:6; 2:6; 2:6; 2:11; 2:11; 2:11; 2:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5197 matches the Hebrew נָטַף (nāṭap̄),
which occurs 18 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:4 -

“LORD, when You went out from Seir,

When You marched from the field of Edom,

The earth quaked, the heavens also dripped,

Yes, the clouds dripped water.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:22 -

“After I spoke, they did not speak again,

And my speech dropped upon them [like a refreshing shower].

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:8 -

The earth trembled;

The heavens also poured down rain at the presence of God;

Sinai itself trembled at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:3 -

For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey [like a honeycomb]

And her speech is smoother than oil;

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:11 -

“Your lips, my [promised] bride, drip honey [as the honeycomb];

Honey and milk are under your tongue,

And the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:5 -

“I arose to open for my beloved;

And my hands dripped with myrrh,

And my fingers with liquid [sweet-scented] myrrh,

On the handles of the bolt.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:13 -

“His cheeks are like a bed of balsam,

Banks of sweet, fragrant herbs.

His lips are lilies

Dripping sweet-scented myrrh.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:46 - “Son of man, set your face toward Teman, and speak out against the south and prophesy against the forest land of the Negev (the South),
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:2 - “Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and direct your [prophetic] word against the sanctuaries; prophesy against the land of Israel
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:18 -

And in that day

The mountains will drip with sweet wine

And the hills will flow with milk;

And all the brooks and riverbeds of Judah will flow with water,

And a fountain will go out from the house of the LORD

To water the [desert] Valley of Shittim.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:16 - “Now therefore, listen to the word of the LORD: You say, ‘You shall not prophesy against Israel nor shall you speak against the house of Isaac.’
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:13 -

“Behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD,

“When the plowman shall overtake the one who gathers the harvest,

And the one who treads the grapes [shall overtake] him who sows the seed [for the harvest continues until planting time];

When the mountains will drip sweet wine

And all the hills shall melt [that is, everything that was once barren will overflow with streams of blessing].

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:6 -

‘Do not speak out,’ so they speak out.

But if they do not speak out concerning these things,

Reproaches will not be turned back.

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:11 -

“If a man walking in a false spirit [spouting deception]

Should lie and say,

‘I will prophesy to you [O Israel] of wine and liquor (greed, sensual pleasure),’

He would be the acceptable spokesman of this people.

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