Biblical Hebrew

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hebrew #4305 - מָטַר matar


Original Word:מָטַר
Transliteration: matar
Phonetic Spelling:(maw-tar')
Definition:to rain
Part of Speech:Verb
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

cause to rain upon

A primitive root; to rain -- (cause to) rain (upon).


Englishman's Concordance

1) to rain
1a) (Niphal) to be rained on or upon
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to rain, send rain
1b2) to rain hail, send hail
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1187

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[מָטַר] verb denominative (compare GerberVerb. denom.106) [rain] (Arabic ; Syriac ᵑ7 Aph`el אַמְטַר); —

Niph`alImperfectbe rained uponחֶלְקָה אַחַתּ תִּמָּטֵרAmos 4:7.

Hiph`ilPf .הִמְטִירGenesis 2:5; Genesis 19:24; וְהִמְטַרְתִּ֫יAmos 4:7; ImperfectיַמְטֵרPsalm 11:6; Job 20:23; וַיַּמְטֵרExodus 9:3 2t.; 3 feminine singular תַּמְטִירAmos 4:7 (but read אַמְטִירᵐ5ᵑ91singular אַמְטִירAmos 4:7 + vAmos 4:7 (for תַּמְטִיר), Ezekiel 38:22; Infinitive construct הַמְטִירIsaiah 5:6; Job 38:26; ParticipleמַמְטִירGenesis 7:4 2t.; — send rain, rain (followed by עַל except Exodus 9:18; Exodus 16:4); subject ׳י (no direct object) Genesis 2:5; Genesis 7:4 (both J), Amos 4:7 (3 t. in verse), compare Job 38:26; subject clouds עָבִים by divine command Isaiah 5:6 (accusative of congnate meaning with verb מָטָר); מָן׳הִמִPsalm 78:24; שְׁאֵרPsalm 78:27; לֶחֶםExodus 16:4 (J; מִןהַֿשָּׁמַים no עַל); as act of judgment בָּרָד׳הִמrain hail, send hail, subject ׳יExodus 9:23 (J); compare Exodus 9:18 (J; no עַל); object גָּפְרִית וָאֵשׁGenesis 19:24 (J), compare Ezekiel 38:22׳וְגֶשֶׁם שׁוֺטֵף וְאַבְנֵי אֶלְגָּבִישׁ אֵשׁ וְגָפְרִית אַמ; figurative Psalm 11:6 (object מַּחִים; but read מַּחֲמֵי אֵשׁ see Ew Che Bae and others); Job 20:23 ("" clause יְשַׁלַּח בּוֺ חֲרוֺן אַמּוֺ).


Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 4305. מָטַר (matar) — 17 Occurrences

Genesis 2:5
HEB:כִּי֩ לֹ֨א הִמְטִ֜יר יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙
NAS: God had not sent rain upon the earth,
KJV: had not caused it to rain upon the earth,
INT: for had not sent the LORD God

Genesis 7:4
HEB:שִׁבְעָ֗ה אָֽנֹכִי֙ מַמְטִ֣יר עַל־ הָאָ֔רֶץ
NAS: days, I will send rain on the earth
KJV: days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth
INT: seven I will send off the earth

Genesis 19:24
HEB: וַֽיהוָ֗ה הִמְטִ֧יר עַל־ סְדֹ֛ם
NAS: Then the LORD rained on Sodom
KJV: Then the LORD rained upon Sodom
INT: the LORD rained on Sodom

Exodus 9:18
HEB: הִנְנִ֤י מַמְטִיר֙ כָּעֵ֣ת מָחָ֔ר
NAS: tomorrow, I will send a very
KJV: about this time I will cause it to rain a very
INT: behold will send time tomorrow

Exodus 9:23
HEB:אֵ֖שׁ אָ֑רְצָה וַיַּמְטֵ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה בָּרָ֖ד
NAS: And the LORD rained hail
KJV: and the LORD rained hail
INT: and fire to the earth rained and the LORD hail

Exodus 16:4
HEB:מֹשֶׁ֔ה הִנְנִ֨י מַמְטִ֥יר לָכֶ֛ם לֶ֖חֶם
NAS: Behold, I will rain bread
KJV: unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread
INT: Moses behold will rain bread from

Job 20:23
HEB:חֲר֣וֹן אַפּ֑וֹ וְיַמְטֵ֥ר עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ בִּלְחוּמֽוֹ׃
NAS: anger on him And will rain [it] on him while he is eating.
KJV: of his wrath upon him, and shall rain [it] upon him while he is eating.
INT: his fierce anger and will rain and is eating

Job 38:26
HEB: לְ֭הַמְטִיר עַל־ אֶ֣רֶץ
NAS:To bring rain on a land without
KJV:To cause it to rain on the earth,
INT:to bring on A land

Psalm 11:6
HEB: יַמְטֵ֥ר עַל־ רְשָׁעִ֗ים
NAS: Upon the wicked He will rain snares;
KJV: Upon the wicked he shall rain snares,
INT:will rain upon the wicked

Psalm 78:24
HEB: וַיַּמְטֵ֬ר עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם מָ֣ן
NAS:He rained down manna upon them to eat
KJV:And had rained down manna
INT:rained and manna

Psalm 78:27
HEB: וַיַּמְטֵ֬ר עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם כֶּעָפָ֣ר
NAS:When He rained meat
KJV:He rained flesh
INT:rained upon the dust

Isaiah 5:6
HEB:הֶעָבִים֙ אֲצַוֶּ֔ה מֵהַמְטִ֥יר עָלָ֖יו מָטָֽר׃
NAS: the clouds to rain no
KJV: the clouds that they rain no rain
INT: the clouds charge to rain and rain

Ezekiel 38:22
HEB:אֵ֣שׁ וְגָפְרִ֗ית אַמְטִ֤יר עָלָיו֙ וְעַל־
NAS: I will enter into judgment with him; and I will rain on him and on his troops,
KJV: and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands,
INT: fire and brimstone will rain and on

Amos 4:7
HEB:חֳדָשִׁים֙ לַקָּצִ֔יר וְהִמְטַרְתִּי֙ עַל־ עִ֣יר
NAS: until harvest. Then I would send rain
KJV: to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one
INT: months harvest send and city

Amos 4:7
HEB:אַחַ֖ת לֹ֣א אַמְטִ֑יר חֶלְקָ֤ה אַחַת֙
NAS: Then I would send rain on one
KJV: city, and caused it not to rain upon another
INT: another not rain part One

Amos 4:7
HEB:חֶלְקָ֤ה אַחַת֙ תִּמָּטֵ֔ר וְחֶלְקָ֛ה אֲשֶֽׁר־
NAS: city I would not send rain;
KJV: piece was rained upon, and the piece
INT: part One send the part after

Amos 4:7
HEB:אֲשֶֽׁר־ לֹֽא־ תַמְטִ֥יר עָלֶ֖יהָ תִּיבָֽשׁ׃
NAS: city I would not send rain; One part
KJV: upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.
INT: after not rain on dry

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