Words the Bible translates as rain
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 11 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- huetosὑετόςrainnot studied yet
- matarמָטַרrain: water falling from the sky, the general Hebrew word for rainfall of any kind
- geshemגֶּשֶׁםrain: water falling from the sky, from a passing shower to a drenching storm
- brechōβρέχωto rain, or to make something wet with liquid falling on it
- matarמָטַרto cause to rain: to send rain, or make fire, hail, or food fall from the sky, with God as the one who does it
- morehמוֹרֶהthe early rain: the first rains of autumn, which soften the baked ground so that plowing and sowing can begin
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- a teacher: the one who instructs another and points out the way he should go
- brochēβροχήrainnot studied yet
- gashamגָּשַׁםto rainnot studied yet
- goshemגֹּשֶׁםrainnot studied yet
- sagridסַגְרִירrainnot studied yet
- sa'irשְׂעִירִיםrainnot studied yet
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