Raaph רָעַף
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| רָעַף | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | raaph |
| Strong's number | H7491 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to drip |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (2) |
Raaph (Hebrew רָעַף, Strong's H7491) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to drip”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to trickle, drip
1a) (Qal) to trickle, drip
1b) (Hiphil) to trickle
1a) (Qal) to trickle, drip
1b) (Hiphil) to trickle
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | drop (2), down (2), distil (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | overflow (2), shower (1), dripped (1), drip down (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Raaph, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 36:28Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind.
Psalms
- Psalm 65:11Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty.
- Psalm 65:12They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.The pastures of the wilderness overflow; the hills are robed with joy.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 3:20By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 45:8Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the Lord have created it.Drip down, O heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout and righteousness spring up with it; I, the LORD, have created it.
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).