What does נֹפֶת mean in the Bible?
e. of honey (from the comb)".
Hebrew · H5317
נֹפֶת
A dripping i.e. of honey (from the comb)
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נֹפֶת H5317
What does נֹפֶת mean in the Bible?
נֹפֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "a dripping i.e. of honey (from the comb)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5317?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include honey (2), and the honeycomb (1), from the comb (1), sweetness like the honeycomb (1).
Where does נֹפֶת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 19:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (3), Psalms (1), Song Of Solomon (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It honey 2× Proverbs 5:3, Proverbs 27:7
and the honeycomb 1× Proverbs 24:13
from the comb 1× Psalms 19:10
sweetness like the honeycomb 1× Song Of Solomon 4:11
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 19:10 וְנֹ֣פֶת to from the comb Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Proverbs 5:3 נֹ֣פֶת to honey Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 24:13 וְנֹ֥פֶת to and the honeycomb Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 27:7 נֹ֑פֶת to honey Noun - masculine singular Song Of Solomon 4:11 נֹ֛פֶת to sweetness like the honeycomb Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 19:10
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Psalms 1 Proverbs 3 Song Of Solomon 1
Source forms
וְנֹ֣פֶת 1x wə·nō·p̄eṯ Psalms 19:10
וְנֹ֥פֶת 1x wə·nō·p̄eṯ Proverbs 24:13
נֹ֣פֶת 1x nō·p̄eṯ Proverbs 5:3
נֹ֑פֶת 1x nō·p̄eṯ Proverbs 27:7
נֹ֛פֶת 1x nō·p̄eṯ Song Of Solomon 4:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 3x Proverbs 5:3, Proverbs 27:7, Song Of Solomon 4:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 24:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Psalms 19:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a dripping i.e. of honey (from the comb)
Source Gloss
a dripping i.e. of honey (from the comb)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a dripping i.e. of honey (from the comb) BDB: flowing honey Usage: honeycomb.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain