Lexical Definition

‎נָטַף‎ nâṭaph (naw-taf') to drip/prophesy ^H:V
a primitive root

drop(-ping), prophesy(-et).

• to ooze, i.e. distil gradually
• by implication, to fall in drops
• figuratively, to speak by inspiration

1) to drop, drip, distil, prophesy, preach, discourse
1a) (Qal) to drop, drip
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to drip
1b2) to drop (prophecy)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎נָטַף‎] verb drop, drip, figurative (especially of prophet) discourse (Late Hebrew id.; ᵑ7 ‎נְטַף‎ drop, drip; Syriac drip, drop (Nö^{Syr. Gr. § 105}) etc.; Arabic id.; Ethiopic id., colare (stillando), expercolare); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine plural ‎נָָֽטְפוּ‎ Judg 5:4 + 2 t.; ‎נָטָּ֑פוּ‎ Judg 5:4 Imperfect 3 feminine singular ‎תִּטֹּף‎ Job 29:22 3 masculine plural ‎יִטּפוּ‎ Joel 4:18* 3 feminine plural ‎תִּטֹּפְנָה‎ Prov 5:3; Song 4:11 Participle ‎נֹטְפוֺת‎ Song 5:13 — drop, drip, usually transitive, with accusative, of clouds dropping water (‎מַיִ‎), in storm Judg 5:4, || heavens vJudg 5:4 (object omitted), Ps 68:9* (id.; all theoph.); of hands dripping myrrh (‎מוֺר‎) Song 5:5 in predict. ‎יִטְּפוּ עָסִיס‎ Joel 4:18* the mountains shall drip must; figurative of (seductive) speech ‎׳‎‎נֹפֶת תִּטּ‎ Prov 5:3 the lips of the strange woman drop honey, so perhaps Song 4:11 (Bu of kisses); ‎מוֺר‎ ‎׳‎‎שִׂפְתוֺתָיו נ‎ Song 5:13 his lips drip myrrh (perhaps of sweet breath). Intransitive only ‎עָלֵימוֺ תִּטֹּף מִלָּתִי‎ Job 29:22 upon them my speech used to drop. Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine plural ‎וְהִטִּיפוּ‎ consecutive Amos 9:13 Imperfect 2 masculine singular ‎תַּטִּיף‎ Amos 7:16 1 singular ‎אַטִּף‎ Mic 2:11 3 masculine plural ‎יִטִּיפ֑וּן‎ vMic 2:6 2 masculine plural ‎תַּטִּיפוּ‎ vMic 2:6, ‎תַּטִּפוּ‎ vMic 2:6 Participle ‎מַטִּיף‎ Mic 2:11 —

1. drip, ‎עָסִיס‎ ‎׳‎‎וְהַטּ‎ Amos 9:13 and the mountains shall drip must (= Qal Joel 4:18*).

2. of speech, especially prophecy (without accusative): with ‎עַל‎ against, Amos 7:16 (|| ‎הִנָּבֵא‎), with ‎אֶלֿ‎ toward, Exod 21:2 (|| id.), vExod 21:7 (|| id.); with ‎ל‎ concerning Mic 2:11 compare vMic 2:11 — ‎אַלתַּֿטִּפוּ יַטִּיכּ֑וּן לֹאיַֿטִּפוּ לָאֵלֶּה‎ Mic 2:6 'talk not' — so they talk — 'they (read ye?) shall not talk of these things' (where ‎׳‎‎תַּטּ‎, ‎יַטִּפוּ‎ reference to prophets).

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