תִּ֭טֹּפְנָה
𐤕𐤈𐤐𐤍𐤄
titofenah
drip
a primitive root; to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration; drop(-ping), prophesy(-et).
H5197
Proverbs 5:3 · Word #3
Lexicon H5197
| Lemma | נָטַף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤈𐤐 |
| Transliteration | nâṭaph |
| Strong's | H5197 |
| In-context | drip |
Morphology HVqi3fp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H5197-05
they (fem.) will drip-forth
| Root | נטף (n-ṭ-p) |
| Core Meanings | to drip, to distill, to ooze, to drop, to speak by inspired utterance |
| Semantic Range | Literal dripping or distilling (water, dew, honey); falling in drops; figurative outpouring of words; prophetic or inspired speech flowing forth. |
| Conceptual Significance | The root often links physical dripping with the metaphor of speech that flows from a prophet, portraying divine revelation as something that gently yet steadily distills from heaven to earth. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal imperfect, third feminine plural (HVqi3fp). The form תִּטֹּפְנָה indicates ongoing or future action performed by a feminine plural subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering preserves the root image of liquid dripping or distilling (נטף) while retaining the imperfect aspect ('will') and the third feminine plural subject ('they (fem.)'). "Drip-forth" keeps the vivid physical metaphor that can extend figuratively to inspired speech. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נטף (to drip, to distill, to ooze, to drop, to speak by inspired utterance)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H5200-01 |
hanetofati | the Drip-townite man |
H5197-01 |
matif | one who causes to drip forth |
H5197-02 |
natefu | they dripped forth |
H5200-02 |
netofati | Netophahite man |
H5197-03 |
notefot | dripping ones |
H2955-01 |
tafat | Droplet (feminine proper name) |
H5197-04 |
tatifu | you men cause to drip forth |
H5200-03 |
unetofati | and a Netophahite man (a man of the Dripping-place) |
H5197-06 |
vehatef | and cause to drip |
Word Usage (18 occurrences of H5197)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judges 5:4 | נָטָ֑פוּ | natafu | dropped |
| Judges 5:4 | נָ֥טְפוּ | natefu | dropped |
| Ezekiel 21:2 | וְ/הַטֵּ֖ף | vehatef | and drip |