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Proverbs 27:15
“A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
דֶּלֶףdeleph · deh'-lef
H1812 · Hebrew
H1812 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a dripping
- Derivation
- from H1811 (דָּלַף);
- KJV renderings
- dropping.
- Grammar
- דֶּ֣לֶף — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 2 times in the Hebrew Bible.Proverbs 19:13
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 דֶּלֶף here.
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.