Lexical Definition

‎נֹפֶת‎ nôpheth (no'-feth) honey ^H:N-M
from ‎נוּף‎ in the sense of shaking to pieces

honeycomb.

• a dripping i.e. of honey (from the comb)

1) flowing honey, honey from the comb, a dropping down, honey, honeycomb

See Greek: κηρίον · μέλι

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎נֹ֫פֶת‎ noun masculine^{Prov 24:13} flowing honey, honey from the comb (Phoenician ‎נפת‎ CIS^{i.166, 8b}); — ‎׳‎‎נ‎ absolute Prov 5:3 + 3 t., construct Ps 19:11* — sweet Prov 24:13 (|| ‎דְּבַשׁ‎), compare Prov 27:7 figurative of sweet words Prov 5:3, and perhaps Song 4:11 (Bu of kisses; || ‎דְּבַשׁ‎, ‎חָלָב‎); in full ‎׳‎‎נ‎ ‎צוּפִים‎ Ps 19:11* honey of (the) combs (compare with ‎׳‎‎מִשְׁפְטֵי י‎; || ‎דְּבַשׁ‎). ‎נֶפְתּוֺחַ‎ see ‎פתח‎. ‎נַפְּתּוּלִים‎, ‎נַפְתָּלִי‎ see ‎פתל‎.

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