H1812 H1812
continual dripping, especially of rain through a roof
This term describes the persistent, irritating drip of water, particularly rain leaking through a roof. Both occurrences in Proverbs use it figuratively to characterize a contentious wife: her quarreling is like a continual dripping on a rainy day (19:13, 27:15). The image captures something small but relentless and maddening, transforming the home from a place of shelter into a source of constant annoyance. The metaphor would resonate powerfully in a climate where keeping rain out was a daily concern.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — The multilingual glosses ('dripping, gotera, continual leak') confirm the image of water dripping persistently. Both Proverbs passages compare a quarrelsome woman to this phenomenon—not a sudden storm but an endless, nerve-fraying drip-drip-drip. Proverbs 19:13 calls it 'a continual dripping,' while 27:15 extends the comparison on a 'rainy day.' The genius of the metaphor is its focus on relentless irritation rather than dramatic conflict. 2×
AR["قَطْرٌ", "وَ-قَطْرٌ"]·ben["এবং-টপটপ-করা", "টপটপ"]·DE["[דלף]", "[ודלף]"]·EN["a-dripping", "and-dripping"]·FR["et-ודלף", "דלף"]·heb["דלף", "ו-דלף"]·HI["और-टपकना", "टपकाव"]·ID["Tetesan", "dan-tetesan"]·IT["e-e-dripping", "un-dripping"]·jav["lan-tètès", "tètès"]·KO["그리고-떨어지는-것은", "물이-새는-것"]·PT["Goteira", "e-goteira"]·RU["и-капель", "капель"]·ES["Gotera", "y-gotera"]·SW["kudondoka", "na-kudondoka"]·TR["damlama", "ve-damlayan"]·urd["اور-ٹپکنا", "ٹپکنا"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† דֶּ֫לֶף n.m. a dropping (of rain, cf. WetzstZPV xiv. 1891, 5), fig. דֶּלֶף טֹרֵד מִדְיְנֵי אִשָּׁה Pr 19:13 etc.; ד׳ טוֹרֵד בְּיוֹם סַגְרִ֑יר וְאֵשֶׁת מִדְוָ֯נִים נִשְׁתָּֽוָה׃ Pr 27:15.