What does רָעַף mean in the Bible?
רָעַף is a Hebrew word meaning "to drip".
Hebrew · H7491
רָעַף
To drip
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רָעַףH7491
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 Itoverflow2×Psalms 65:11, Psalms 65:12
and shower1×Job 36:28
Drip down1×Isaiah 45:8
dripped1×Proverbs 3:20
Show sample aligned rows
Job 36:28יִ֝רְעֲפ֗וּtoand showerVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralPsalms 65:11יִרְעֲפ֥וּןtooverflowVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nunPsalms 65:12יִ֭רְעֲפוּtooverflowVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralProverbs 3:20יִרְעֲפוּ־todrippedVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralIsaiah 45:8הַרְעִ֤יפוּtoDrip downVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJob 36:28
Aligned rows5
Books represented4
Job1Psalms2Proverbs1Isaiah1
Source forms
הַרְעִ֤יפוּ1xhar·‘î·p̄ūIsaiah 45:8
יִ֝רְעֲפ֗וּ1xyir·‘ă·p̄ūJob 36:28
יִ֭רְעֲפוּ1xyir·‘ă·p̄ūPsalms 65:12
יִרְעֲפוּ־1xyir·‘ă·p̄ū-Proverbs 3:20
יִרְעֲפ֥וּן1xyir·‘ă·p̄ūnPsalms 65:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural3xJob 36:28, Psalms 65:12, Proverbs 3:20
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural1xIsaiah 45:8
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun1xPsalms 65:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to drip
Source Gloss
to drip
Extended definitionSource: 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 groups2Aligned forms4
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense3×
ImperfectJob 36:28 · Prov 3:20 · Ps 65:133×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action1×
Sequential imperfectIsa 45:81×
Word Origins
רָעַף is a primitive root - no further derivation.