נֹפֶת H5317

H5317 is the Hebrew word נֹפֶת, transliterated nôpheth and said no'-feth. The King James Version most often renders it honeycomb.

Word: נֹפֶתTransliteration: nôphethSaid: no'-fethLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 5 verses

What it means

a dripping i.e. of honey (from the comb).

from H5130 (נוּף) in the sense of shaking to pieces.

Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

honeycomb 5×

Strong's own list of renderings: honeycomb.

All 5 verses, quoted in full.

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

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.

What does Strong's H5317 mean?

H5317 is the Hebrew word נֹפֶת (nôpheth), meaning a dripping i.e. of honey (from the comb).

How is H5317 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it honeycomb (5 times).

How many times does H5317 appear in the Bible?

נֹפֶת (nôpheth) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5317 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5130 (נוּף) in the sense of shaking to pieces.