ta.rad describes a continuing action pictured in Proverbs through constant dripping.

The two occurrences use the active participle in comparisons involving persistent dripping: in each proverb, a quarrelsome wife is compared with constant dripping.

1. Persistent dripping in a comparison · dominant

   Both occurrences are Qal active participles in proverbial comparisons. In Proverbs 19:13 the APB renders a quarrelsome wife as being like “constant dripping,” and in Proverbs 27:15 it renders the comparison as “the constant dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm.”

   Proverbs 19:13Proverbs 27:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant comparison with “constant dripping” in both verses, adding the image of a leaky roof in a rainstorm in Proverbs 27:15. This describes the clause's presentation rather than assigning an English token to the lemma.