H5317 נֹפֶת

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 5 KJV occurrences

נֹפֶת

nôpheth · no'-feth

Definition

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

KJV Renderings

honeycomb.

Derivation / Etymology

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

KJV Verses (5)

Psalms 19:10More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
Proverbs 5:3¶ For 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 Solomon 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.