Deleph דֶּ֫לֶף
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| דֶּ֫לֶף | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | deleph |
| Strong's number | H1812 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | dripping |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Deleph (Hebrew דֶּ֫לֶף, Strong's H1812) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “dripping”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) a dropping, dripping
1a) of contentious wife (fig.)
1a) of contentious wife (fig.)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | dropping (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | dripping (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Deleph, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Proverbs
- Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
- Proverbs 27:15A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).