Proverbs 5:3:2Prov.5.3.W2TAB
נֹ֣פֶת
nofet
“honeycomb or honey”
- Transliteration
- NO-fet
- Extended
- NOH-feht
- IPA
- /ˈnoː.fɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- honeycomb or honey
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
NO-fet
- clause
KI NO-fet ti-TOF-na sif-TE za-RA
- sentence
KI NO-fet ti-TOF-na sif-TE za-RA ve-kha-LAK mi-she-MEN khi-KA
Exegesis
In the first clause, the verb‐subject order in nofet tittop̄nâ {נֹפֶת תִּטֹּפְנָה | nōpeṯ tittop̄nâ} ‘honeycomb drips’ places the vivid sweetness before its source in the construct chain siftei zarah {שִׂפְתֵי זָרָה | śip̄tê zārâ} ‘lips of a strange woman’, heightening the metaphorical emphasis.
Root and etymology
n–p–tn–p–t
“honeycomb”
In context — Proverbs 5:3
For honeycomb drips from the lips of a strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 5:3, so the Hebrew word נֹ֣פֶת (nofet) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.5.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.3.W2.S1) and character.