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נָטַף H5197
H5197 is the Hebrew word נָטַף, transliterated nâṭaph and said naw-taf'. The King James Version most often renders it drop.
What it means
to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: drop(-ping), prophesy(-et).
Verses using נָטַף
All 13 verses, quoted in full.
Judges 5:4 · KJV
LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.
Psalm 68:8 · KJV
The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
Proverbs 5:3 · KJV
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
Song of Solomon 4:11 · KJV
Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
Song of Solomon 5:5 · KJV
I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.
Song of Solomon 5:13 · KJV
His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.
Ezekiel 20:46 · KJV
Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;
Ezekiel 21:2 · KJV
Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
Joel 3:18 · KJV
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
Amos 7:16 · KJV
Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.
Amos 9:13 · KJV
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.
Micah 2:6 · KJV
Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.
Micah 2:11 · KJV
If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5197 mean?
H5197 is the Hebrew word נָטַף (nâṭaph), meaning to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspiration.
How is H5197 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it drop (6 times), prophesy (3 times), dropped (2 times), also dropped (2 times), dropping (1 time), among others.
How many times does H5197 appear in the Bible?
נָטַף (nâṭaph) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5197 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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