Quick Definition
to drop
Strong's Definition
to droop; hence, to drip
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: drop (down).
TWOT Reference: 1701
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עָרַף (a.raph) — to drop. 1) to drop, drip 1a) (Qal) to drop, trickle
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · עֹרֶף
Impact | verb qal
to break the neck literally: to neck; hence: = causative action by which humans kill animals by breaking their neck, which is normally done to unclean animals that, according to the law, cannot be sacrificed
Impact | verb qal | ≈ שׁדד
to break down, to demolish literally: to break the neck (of an altar); hence: = causative action by which deities cause an altar to be destroyed, possible by causing its horns to be broken off
verb · עֲרִיפִים · עֲרָפֶל · רעף
Flow | verb qal
to overflow literally: to drip; hence: = state in which an area is saturated with water to the extent that it starts overflowing; this can be used for the clouds when they start producing rain, but also for the earth after abundant rain; ≈ often used figuratively to denote an abundance of good things
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[עָרַף] vb. drip, drop base