Lexicon
דָּלַף
da.laph
H1811
H:V Hebrew

to drip

3
Occurrences
3
Books
Hebrew
Language

da.laph describes leaking from a house and the grief-marked outpouring of an eye or soul.

The attested uses chiefly portray an outflow associated with grief: an eye pours out tears and a soul is described as dripping from grief. A separate use describes a house leaking through neglect.

Senses in use

  1. Grief-marked outpouring · dominant

    In Job 16:20, the Qal perfect feminine singular form occurs with “my eye,” while the APB renders the clause “my eye pours out tears to God.” In Psalm 119:28, the same Qal perfect feminine singular form occurs with “my soul,” and the APB renders “My soul has dripped from grief.”

  2. Leaking from a house · occasional

    In Ecclesiastes 10:18, the Qal imperfect masculine singular form occurs in the clause about a house under idle hands; the APB renders the result “the house leaks.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “pours out,” “dripped,” and “leaks” across these clauses. These expressions confirm the verses' imagery rather than establish separate English equivalents.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture