Metaphysical meaning of Netophah (mbd)
Netophah, ne-to'-phah (Heb.)--spontaneous dropping; distillation; falling in drops; resinous gum; speech; discourse; prophecy.
A town in Judah, some of whose inhabitants returned from the Babylonian captivity (Ezra 2:22). It is named with Beth-lehem in Nehemiah 7:26.
Meta. Thoughts of Truth, from the ideal or Truth's primary essence, emanating from the inner source of one's being, little by little, as one is able to receive them (spontaneous dropping, distillation, speech, discourse, prophecy). "For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little" (Isa. 28:10; in the margin "rule" is given in place of "line"; see HELDAI, the Netophathite).
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Preceding Entry: Nethinim
Following Entry: Netophathites
