Strong's Hebrew · H5197
נָטַף
nâṭaph · naw-taf'
drop(-ping), prophesy(-et).
Definition
to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 18 times in Scripture
“After my words, they spoke no more; my speech settled on them like dew.”
““Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.”
“the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.”
“O 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.”
“I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.”
“Your 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.”
“His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.”
“Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,”
““Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).