What does רָעַף mean in the Bible?
רָעַף is a Hebrew word meaning "to drip".
Hebrew · H7491
רָעַף
To drip
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רָעַף H7491
What does רָעַף mean in the Bible?
רָעַף is a Hebrew word meaning "to drip".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7491?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include overflow (2), and shower (1), Drip down (1), dripped (1).
Where does רָעַף appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 36:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (2), Isaiah (1), Job (1), Proverbs (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 overflow 2× Psalms 65:11, Psalms 65:12
and shower 1× Job 36:28
Drip down 1× Isaiah 45:8
dripped 1× Proverbs 3:20
Show sample aligned rows
Job 36:28 יִ֝רְעֲפ֗וּ to and shower Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Psalms 65:11 יִרְעֲפ֥וּן to overflow Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Psalms 65:12 יִ֭רְעֲפוּ to overflow Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Proverbs 3:20 יִרְעֲפוּ־ to dripped Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Isaiah 45:8 הַרְעִ֤יפוּ to Drip down Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 36:28
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Job 1 Psalms 2 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
הַרְעִ֤יפוּ 1x har·‘î·p̄ū Isaiah 45:8
יִ֝רְעֲפ֗וּ 1x yir·‘ă·p̄ū Job 36:28
יִ֭רְעֲפוּ 1x yir·‘ă·p̄ū Psalms 65:12
יִרְעֲפוּ־ 1x yir·‘ă·p̄ū- Proverbs 3:20
יִרְעֲפ֥וּן 1x yir·‘ă·p̄ūn Psalms 65:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 3x Job 36:28, Psalms 65:12, Proverbs 3:20
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 45:8
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun 1x Psalms 65:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to drip
Source Gloss
to drip
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to drip BDB: trickle Usage: distil, drop (down).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 4
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Imperfect Job 36:28 · Prov 3:20 · Ps 65:13 3×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Sequential imperfect Isa 45:8 1×
Word Origins
רָעַף is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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