HebrewH1812Noun (Masculine)

דֶּ֫לֶף

de.leph

2Occurrences
H1812Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a dripping

from H1811 (דָּלַף);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. a dropping, dripping 1a) of contentious wife (fig.)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

דֶּ֫לֶף appears 2 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Proverbs
2

Key Passages

Proverbs 19:13BSB

A foolish son is his father’s ruin,and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

Proverbs 27:15BSB

A constant dripping on a rainy dayand a contentious woman are alike—

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