6201. araph

Lexicon

araph: To break the neck, to decapitate

Original Word: עָרַף
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: `araph
Pronunciation: ah-raf'
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-raf')
Definition: To break the neck, to decapitate
Meaning: to droop, to drip

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

drop down

A primitive root; to droop; hence, to drip -- drop (down).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to drip, drop
NASB Translation
drop (1), drop down (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. [עָרַף] verb drip, drop (compare Arabic lade out water with the hand (as with ladle), compare Phoenician ערפת portico (whence rain drips) see Hoffm^{Abh. d. GGW xxxvi, May, 1889, 12 f.}; compare also Arabic upper-room; מערף ענן Ecclus 43:22 the dropping of a cloud, Assyrian irpu, irpitu, cloud(s)); —

Qal Imperfect3masculine plural שָׁמָיו יַעַרְפוּטָֿ֑ל Deuteronomy 33:28 his heavens drop dew; figurative, of speech, intransitive, יַעֲרֹף כַּמָּטָר לִקְחִי Deuteronomy 32:2 let my teaching drop like the rain ("" תִּזַּל כַּטַּל אִמְרָתִי). — compare רָעַף.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents in the Strong's Concordance that correspond to the specific Hebrew root עָרַף (ʿāraph). However, Greek terms that convey similar concepts of submission or flowing might be considered in broader theological studies.

Usage: The verb עָרַף (ʿāraph) is used in the context of describing the action of drooping or dripping, often in a metaphorical sense related to the bending or bowing of the neck.

Context: The Hebrew root עָרַף (ʿāraph) is a primitive verb that conveys the idea of drooping or dripping. It is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe physical actions that involve bending or bowing, often metaphorically representing submission or yielding. The term can also imply a sense of flowing or dripping, as in the case of liquid. This root is not frequently used in the biblical text, but its occurrences provide insight into the physical and metaphorical imagery of submission and the natural flow of substances.

In the context of biblical literature, the imagery of drooping or bending is often associated with humility or the act of yielding to a higher power. The physical act of bowing one's neck can symbolize submission to authority or divine will. The dripping aspect of the word can also be seen in the natural world, where it describes the gentle and continuous flow of liquid, which can be metaphorically extended to describe the outpouring of emotions or blessings.

The Berean Standard Bible (BSB) does not have a direct quotation for this specific root, but the concept is reflected in various passages where submission and the natural flow of elements are depicted.

Forms and Transliterations

יַ֥עַרְפוּ יַעֲרֹ֤ף יערף יערפו ya‘ărōp̄ ya‘arp̄ū ya·‘ă·rōp̄ ya·‘ar·p̄ū Yaarfu yaaRof

Englishman's Concordance

Deuteronomy 32:2
HEB: יַעֲרֹ֤ף כַּמָּטָר֙ לִקְחִ֔י
NAS: Let my teaching drop as the rain,
KJV: My doctrine shall drop as the rain,
INT: drop as the rain my teaching

Deuteronomy 33:28
HEB: אַף־ שָׁמָ֖יו יַ֥עַרְפוּ טָֽל׃
NAS: His heavens also drop down dew.
KJV: also his heavens shall drop down dew.
INT: also his heavens drop dew

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6201
2 Occurrences

ya·‘ar·p̄ū — 1 Occ.
ya·‘ă·rōp̄ — 1 Occ.