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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נֹפֶתH5317
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 Ithoney2×Proverbs 5:3, Proverbs 27:7
and the honeycomb1×Proverbs 24:13
from the comb1×Psalms 19:10
sweetness like the honeycomb1×Song Of Solomon 4:11
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 19:10וְנֹ֣פֶתtofrom the combConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructProverbs 5:3נֹ֣פֶתtohoneyNoun - masculine singularProverbs 24:13וְנֹ֥פֶתtoand the honeycombConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularProverbs 27:7נֹ֑פֶתtohoneyNoun - masculine singularSong Of Solomon 4:11נֹ֛פֶתtosweetness like the honeycombNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowPsalms 19:10
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Psalms1Proverbs3Song Of Solomon1
Source forms
וְנֹ֣פֶת1xwə·nō·p̄eṯPsalms 19:10
וְנֹ֥פֶת1xwə·nō·p̄eṯProverbs 24:13
נֹ֣פֶת1xnō·p̄eṯProverbs 5:3
נֹ֑פֶת1xnō·p̄eṯProverbs 27:7
נֹ֛פֶת1xnō·p̄eṯSong Of Solomon 4:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular3xProverbs 5:3, Proverbs 27:7, Song Of Solomon 4:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xProverbs 24:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1xPsalms 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 definitionSource: 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.