עָרַף ʻâraph — to droop

pronounced aw-raf' · Strong's H6201 · 2 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 1 stem: Qal (Pa'al)

Translated in the KJV as drop.

a primitive root; to droop; hence, to drip.

ʻâraph in each stem

Qal (Pa'al) 2×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Imperfect (yiqtol) 2

יַעֲרֹ֤ף Deut 32:2 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular

My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: (KJV)

יַֽעַרְפוּ Deut 33:28 Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine plural

Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.

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