זַרְזִיף

# זַרְזִיף (zarziph) — "Drip" The Hebrew word *zarziph* appears only once in the biblical text, making it among the rarest terms in Scripture. According to the lexical data, it carries the straightforward meaning of "drip"—referring to liquid falling in small drops. Its single occurrence limits what can be definitively established about its range of usage or semantic nuances. The extreme rarity of this term presents interpretive challenges. With only one attestation, we cannot determine whether *zarziph* represents a common word that happened to appear in just one passage, a technical or specialized term with limited applicability, or a hapax legomenon (a word appearing nowhere else). The lexical data provides the essential definition but offers no additional context about related forms, synonyms, or the specific biblical verse in which it occurs, leaving open questions about its precise application and cultural significance in ancient Hebrew.