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Lexicon :: Strong's H1653 - gešem

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גֶּשֶׁם
Transliteration
gešem
Pronunciation
gheh'-shem
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 389a

Strong’s Definitions

גֶּשֶׁם geshem, gheh'-shem; from H1652; a shower:—rain, shower.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x

The KJV translates Strong's H1653 in the following manner: rain (31x), shower (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x
The KJV translates Strong's H1653 in the following manner: rain (31x), shower (4x).

  1. rain, shower

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גֶּשֶׁם geshem, gheh'-shem; from H1652; a shower:—rain, shower.
STRONGS H1653: Abbreviations
† II. גֶּ֫שֶׁם noun masculineGenesis 7:12 rain, shower (Late Hebrew id., connected with above √ dubious) — absolute ג׳ Genesis 7:12 +; גָּ֑שֶׁם 1 Kings 18:41 +; construct גֶּשֶׁם Job 37:6 (twice in verse) +; plural גְּשָׁמִים Ezekiel 10:9,13; construct גִּשְׁמֵי Ezekiel 34:26; suffix גִּשְׁמֵיכֶם Leviticus 26:4; גִּשְׁמֵיהֶם Psalm 105:32; — rain, shower Genesis 7:12; Genesis 8:2 (both J) Leviticus 26:4 (H) Hosea 6:3; Amos 4:7; Jeremiah 5:24; Jeremiah 14:4; Isaiah 44:14; Isaiah 55:10; Ezekiel 1:28; Joel 2:23 (|| מוֺרֶה, מַלְקוֺשׁ); 1 Kings 17:7,14; 1 Kings 18:45 (ג׳ גדול) 2 Kings 3:17; Proverbs 25:14,23; Ecclesiastes 11:3; Songs 2:11; Psalm 105:32, וּמֵהַגּ׳ Ezra 10:9 and because of the rains, compare Ezra 10:13; קוֺל הֲמוֺן הַגּ׳ 1 Kings 18:41 compare 1 Kings 18:44; Zechariah 14:17; Ecclesiastes 12:2; גֶּשֶׁם מִטְרוֺת עֻזּוֺ מָטָ֑ר וְג׳ Job 37:6; מְטַרגֶּֿשֶׁם Zechariah 10:1; compare נְדָבוֺת ג׳ Psalm 68:10; figurative of blessing Ezekiel 34:26, בְּרָכָה ג׳ Ezekiel 34:26; of destruction שֹׁטֵף ג׳ Ezekiel 13:11,13; compare Ezekiel 38:22.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H1655.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

7:12; 7:12; 7:12; 8:2

Leviticus

26:4; 26:4

1 Kings

17:7; 17:14; 18:41; 18:41; 18:44; 18:45

2 Kings

3:17

Ezra

10:9; 10:13

Job

37:6; 37:6

Psalms

68:10; 105:32; 105:32

Proverbs

25:14; 25:23

Ecclesiastes

11:3; 12:2

Song of Songs

2:11

Isaiah

44:14; 55:10

Jeremiah

5:24; 14:4

Ezekiel

1:28; 10:9; 10:13; 13:11; 13:13; 34:26; 34:26; 34:26; 38:22

Hosea

6:3

Joel

2:23

Amos

4:7

Zechariah

10:1; 14:17

H1653

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1653 matches the Hebrew גֶּשֶׁם (gešem),
which occurs 35 times in 33 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:12 - And the rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:2 - The fountains of the deep and the floodgates of heaven were closed, and the rain stopped falling from the sky.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:4 - I will give you your rains in their time so that the land will give its yield and the trees of the field will produce their fruit.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:7 - After a while, the stream dried up because there had been no rain in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:14 - For this is what the LORD God of Israel says, 'The jar of flour will not be empty and the jug of oil will not run out until the day the LORD makes it rain on the surface of the ground.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:41 - Then Elijah told Ahab, "Go on up and eat and drink, for the sound of a heavy rainstorm can be heard."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:44 - The seventh time the servant said, "Look, a small cloud, the size of the palm of a man's hand, is rising up from the sea." Elijah then said, "Go and tell Ahab, 'Hitch up the chariots and go down, so that the rain won't overtake you.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:45

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:45 - Meanwhile the sky was covered with dark clouds, the wind blew, and there was a heavy rainstorm. Ahab rode toward Jezreel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 3:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:17 - for this is what the LORD says, 'You will not feel any wind or see any rain, but this valley will be full of water and you and your cattle and animals will drink.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:9 - All the men of Judah and Benjamin were gathered in Jerusalem within the three days. (It was in the ninth month, on the twentieth day of that month.) All the people sat in the square at the temple of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the rains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:13 - However, the people are numerous and it is the rainy season. We are unable to stand here outside. Furthermore, this business cannot be resolved in a day or two, for we have sinned greatly in this matter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:6 - For to the snow he says, 'Fall to earth,' and to the torrential rains, 'Pour down.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:9 - O God, you cause abundant showers to fall on your chosen people. When they are tired, you sustain them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:32 - He sent hail along with the rain; there was lightning in their land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:14 - Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain, so is the one who boasts of a gift not given.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:23 - The north wind brings forth rain, and a gossiping tongue brings forth an angry look.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:3 - If the clouds are full of rain, they will empty themselves on the earth, and whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, the tree will lie wherever it falls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:2 - before the sun and the light of the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds disappear after the rain;

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:11 - Look! The winter has passed, the winter rains are over and gone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:14 - He cuts down cedars and acquires a cypress or an oak. He gets trees from the forest; he plants a cedar and the rain makes it grow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:10 - The rain and snow fall from the sky and do not return, but instead water the earth and make it produce and yield crops, and provide seed for the planter and food for those who must eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:24 - They do not say to themselves, "Let us revere the LORD our God. It is he who gives us the autumn rains and the spring rains at the proper time. It is he who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:4 - They are dismayed because the ground is cracked because there has been no rain in the land. The farmers, too, are dismayed and bury their faces in their hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:28 - like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds after the rain. This was the appearance of the surrounding brilliant light; it looked like the glory of the LORD. When I saw it, I threw myself face down, and I heard a voice speaking.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:11 - Tell the ones who coat it with whitewash that it will fall. When there is a deluge of rain, hailstones will fall and a violent wind will break out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:13 - "'Therefore this is what the sovereign LORD says: In my rage I will make a violent wind break out. In my anger there will be a deluge of rain and hailstones in destructive fury.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:26 - I will turn them and the regions around my hill into a blessing. I will make showers come down in their season; they will be showers that bring blessing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:22 - I will judge him with plague and bloodshed. I will rain down on him, his troops and the many peoples who are with him a torrential downpour, hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:3 - So let us acknowledge him! Let us seek to acknowledge the LORD! He will come to our rescue as certainly as the appearance of the dawn, as certainly as the winter rain comes, as certainly as the spring rain that waters the land."

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:23 - Citizens of Zion, rejoice! Be glad because of what the LORD your God has done! For he has given to you the early rains as vindication. He has sent to you the rains - both the early and the late rains as formerly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:7 - "I withheld rain from you three months before the harvest. I gave rain to one city, but not to another. One field would get rain, but the field that received no rain dried up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:1 - Ask the LORD for rain in the season of the late spring rains - the LORD who causes thunderstorms - and he will give everyone showers of rain and green growth in the field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:17 - But if any of the nations anywhere on earth refuse to go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD who rules over all, they will get no rain.
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