to drip
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.
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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.”
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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.