Strong's Hebrew · H5317
נֹפֶת
nôpheth · no'-feth
Definitiona dripping i.e. of honey (from the comb)
Derivationfrom H5130 (נוּף) in the sense of shaking to pieces;
KJV usagehoneycomb.
Occurrences5 in the KJV · 5 verses
נֹפֶת in Scripture
Psalms 19:10
More 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 24:13
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
Proverbs 27:7
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Song of Solomon 4:11
Thy 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.