Strong H5317נֹ֫פֶת
honey
- Transliteration
- nôpheth
- Pronunciation
- no'-feth
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From H5130 in the sense of shaking to pieces; a dripping that {is} of honey (from the comb): - honeycomb.
Detailed definition
flowing honey, honey from the comb, a dropping down, honey, honeycomb
In the Bible
Strong H5317 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- honeycomb5
First verses
- Psalms 19:10More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
- Proverbs 5:3For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
- Proverbs 24:13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
- Proverbs 27:7The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
- Song of Songs 4:11Thy 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.