Quick Definition
to drip
Strong's Definition
to drip
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: distil, drop (down).
TWOT Reference: 2193
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to trickle, drip
1a) (Qal) to trickle, drip
1b) (Hiphil) to trickle
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
רָעַף (ra.aph) — to drip. 1) to trickle, drip 1a) (Qal) to trickle, drip 1b) (Hiphil) to trickle
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · ערף
Flow | verb qal, verb hif
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
[רָעַף] vb. trickle, drip Qal of clouds
Hiph. trickle
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