נָטַף

Qal Perfect 3 masculine plural נָָֽטְפוּ Dom 5,4 + 2 t.; נָטָּ֑פוּ Dom 5,4 Imperfect 3 feminine singular תִּטֹּף Job 29,22 3 masculine plural יִטּפוּ Joel 4,18 3 feminine plural תִּטֹּפְנָה Ord 5,3; Hoj 4,11 Participle נֹטְפוֺת Hoj 5,13 — drop, drip, usually transitive, with accusative, of clouds dropping water (מַיִ), in storm Dom 5,4, || heavens vDom 5,4 (object omitted), Sl 68,9 (id.; all theoph.); of hands dripping myrrh (מוֺר) Hoj 5,5 in predict. יִטְּפוּ עָסִיס Joel 4,18 the mountains shall drip must; figurative of (seductive) speech ׳נֹפֶת תִּטּ Ord 5,3 the lips of the strange woman drop honey, so perhaps Hoj 4,11 (Bu of kisses); מוֺר ׳שִׂפְתוֺתָיו נ Hoj 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 Mik 2,11 3 masculine plural יִטִּיפ֑וּן vMik 2,6 2 masculine plural תַּטִּיפוּ vMik 2,6, תַּטִּפוּ vMik 2,6 Participle מַטִּיף Mik 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, 2 Mos 21,2 (|| id.), v2 Mos 21,7 (|| id.); with ל concerning Mik 2,11 compare vMik 2,11 — אַלתַּֿטִּפוּ יַטִּיכּ֑וּן לֹאיַֿטִּפוּ לָאֵלֶּה Mik 2,6 'talk not' — so they talk — 'they (read ye?) shall not talk of these things' (where ׳תַּטּ, יַטִּפוּ reference to prophets).