Nophet נֹ֫פֶת
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| נֹ֫פֶת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | nophet |
| Strong's number | H5317 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | honey |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (3) |
Nophet (Hebrew נֹ֫פֶת, Strong's H5317) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “honey”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
flowing honey, honey from the comb, a dropping down, honey, honeycomb
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | honeycomb (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | honey (2), comb (1), honeycomb (1), sweetness like the honeycomb (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Nophet, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 19:10More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 5:3For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
- Proverbs 24:13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
- Proverbs 27:7The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 4:11Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.Your lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.
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).