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Isaiah 45:8

“Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the Lord have created it.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

רָעַףrâʻaph · raw-af'
H7491 · Hebrew
Definition
to drip
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
distil, drop (down).
Grammar
  • הַרְעִ֤יפוּ — verb Hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural
Code HVhv2mp
Usage
Occurs 5 times in the Hebrew Bible.Job 36:28Psalms 65:12Psalms 65:13Proverbs 3:20

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read רָעַף here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.