Word Study · Strong's H5197 · Hebrew
נָטַף
nataph
naw-taf'
Strong's 1890 spelling: nâṭaph
“to ooze, i.e. distil gradually”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration
Rendered in the KJV as
drop(-ping), prophesy(-et).
- 18occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 9 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 17inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 18 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 17
- וְהַטֵּ֖ף2
- אַטִּ֣ף1
- וְהִטִּ֤יפוּ1
- יַטִּיפ֑וּן1
- יִטְּפ֧וּ1
- יַטִּ֣פוּ1
- מַטִּ֖יף1
- נָטְפוּ֮1
- נָ֥טְפוּ1
- נָטָ֑פוּ1
- נָֽטְפוּ־1
- נֹטְפ֖וֹת1
and 5 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 14
- they dropped3
- and prophesy2
- they drip2
- [the] prophesier of1
- and they will drip1
- dripping1
- I will prophesy1
- it dropped1
- they dripped1
- they prophesy !1
- they will drip1
- they will prophesy1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 13
- verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common plural4
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine singular2
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine plural2
- Hc/Vhq3cp1
- verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singular1
- verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine plural1
- verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singular1
- verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural1
- verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nun1
- verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine singular1
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HVqp3cp · 4
- HC/Vhv2ms · 2
- HVqi3fp · 2
- Hc/Vhq3cp · 1
- HVhi1cs · 1
- HVhi2mp · 1
- HVhi2ms · 1
- HVhi3mp · 1
- HVhi3mp/Sn · 1
- HVhrmsc · 1
- HVqi3fs · 1
- HVqi3mp · 1
All 18, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Micah5 of 18 · 28%
- Song of Solomon3 of 18 · 17%
- Judges2 of 18 · 11%
- Ezekiel2 of 18 · 11%
- Amos2 of 18 · 11%
Micah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Judges2 occurrences
- Judges 5:4נָטָ֑פוּnatafuverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralO LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water.here: they dropped
- Judges 5:4נָ֥טְפוּnatefuverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralO LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water.here: they dropped
Song of Solomon3 occurrences
- Song of Solomon 4:11תִּטֹּ֥פְנָהtitofenahverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine pluralYour lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.here: they drip
- Song of Solomon 5:5נָֽטְפוּ־natefu-verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralI rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.here: they dripped
- Song of Solomon 5:13נֹטְפ֖וֹתnotefotverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine pluralHis cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.here: dripping
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 20:46וְהַטֵּ֖ףvehatefconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine singular“Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.here: and prophesy
- Ezekiel 21:2וְהַטֵּ֖ףvehatefconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine singular“Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israelhere: and prophesy
Amos2 occurrences
- Amos 7:16תַטִּ֖יףtatifverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularNow, therefore, hear the word of the LORD. You say: ‘Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of Isaac.’here: you must prophesy
- Amos 9:13וְהִטִּ֤יפוּvehitifuHc/Vhq3cp“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow.here: and they will drip
Micah5 occurrences
- Micah 2:6תַּטִּ֖פוּtatifuverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine plural“Do not preach,” they preach. “Do not preach these things; disgrace will not overtake us.”here: you prophesy
- Micah 2:6יַטִּיפ֑וּןyatifunverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nun“Do not preach,” they preach. “Do not preach these things; disgrace will not overtake us.”here: they prophesy !
- Micah 2:6יַטִּ֣פוּyatifuverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural“Do not preach,” they preach. “Do not preach these things; disgrace will not overtake us.”here: they will prophesy
- Micah 2:11אַטִּ֣ףʾatifverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singularIf a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!here: I will prophesy
- Micah 2:11מַטִּ֖יףmatifverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!here: [the] prophesier of