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Lexicon :: Strong's H4305 - māṭar

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מָטַר
Transliteration
māṭar
Pronunciation
maw-tar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1187

Strong’s Definitions

מָטַר mâṭar, maw-tar'; a primitive root; to rain:—(cause to) rain (upon).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H4305 in the following manner: rain (17x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H4305 in the following manner: rain (17x).

  1. to rain

    1. (Niphal) to be rained on or upon

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to rain, send rain

      2. to rain hail, send hail

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָטַר mâṭar, maw-tar'; a primitive root; to rain:—(cause to) rain (upon).
STRONGS H4305: Abbreviations
† [מָטַר] verb denominative (compare GerberVerb. denom. 106) [rain] (Arabic bdb056501; Syriac bdb056502 Targum Aph`el אַמְטַר); —
Niph. Imperfect be rained upon חֶלְקָה אַחַתּ תִּמָּטֵר Amos 4:7.
Hiph. Perfect הִמְטִיר Genesis 2:5; Genesis 19:24; וְהִמְטַרְתִּ֫י Amos 4:7; Imperfect יַמְטֵר Psalm 11:6; Job 20:23; וַיַּמְטֵר Exodus 9:3 + 2 times; 3rd person feminine singular תַּמְטִיר Amos 4:7 (but read אַמְטִיר Greek Version of the LXX Vulgate 1st person singular אַמְטִיר Amos 4:7 + vAmos 4:7 (for תַּמְטִיר), Ezekiel 38:22; Infinitive construct הַמְטִיר Isaiah 5:6; Job 38:26; Participle מַמְטִיר Genesis 7:4 + 2 times; — 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 times in verse), compare Job 38:26; subject clouds עָבִים by divine command Isaiah 5:6 (accusative of congnate meaning with verb מָטָר); מָן הִמִ׳ Psalm 78:24; שְׁאֵר Psalm 78:27; לֶחֶם Exodus 16:4 (J; מִןהַֿשָּׁמַים no עַל); as act of judgment בָּרָד הִמ׳ rain hail, send hail, subject י׳ Exodus 9:23 (J); compare Exodus 9:18 (J; no עַל); object גָּפְרִית וָאֵשׁ Genesis 19:24 (J), compare Ezekiel 38:22 וְגֶשֶׁם שׁוֺטֵף וְאַבְנֵי אֶלְגָּבִישׁ אֵשׁ וְגָפְרִית אַמ׳; figurative Psalm 11:6 (object פַּחִים; but read אֵשׁ פַּחֲמֵי see Ew Che Bae and others); Job 20:23 (|| clause אַפּוֹ חֲרוֺן בּו יְשַׁלַּחֺ).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:5; 2:5; 7:4; 7:4; 19:24; 19:24

Exodus

9:3; 9:18; 9:18; 9:23; 16:4; 16:4

Job

20:23; 20:23; 38:26; 38:26

Psalms

11:6; 11:6; 78:24; 78:27

Isaiah

5:6; 5:6

Ezekiel

38:22; 38:22

Amos

4:7; 4:7; 4:7; 4:7; 4:7

H4305

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Strong's Number H4305 matches the Hebrew מָטַר (māṭar),
which occurs 17 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:5 - No plant of the field was yet in the eretz, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the eretz. There was not a man to till the ground,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:4 - In seven days, I will cause it to rain on the eretz for forty days and forty nights. Every living thing that I have made, I will destroy from the surface of the ground."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:24 - Then the LORD rained on Sedom and on `Amorah sulfur and fire from the LORD out of the sky.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:18 - Behold, tomorrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as has not been in Mitzrayim since the day it was founded even until now.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:23 - Moshe stretched forth his rod toward the heavens, and the LORD sent thunder, hail, and lightning flashed down to the eretz. The LORD rained hail on the land of Mitzrayim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:4 - Then said the LORD to Moshe, "Behold, I will rain bread from the sky for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law, or not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:23 - When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath on him. It will rain on him while he is eating.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:26 - To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, in which there is no man;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:6 - On the wicked he will rain blazing coals; Fire, sulfur, and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:24 - He rained down manna on them to eat, And gave them food from the sky.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:27 - He rained also flesh on them as the dust; Winged birds as the sand of the seas.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:6 - I will lay it a wasteland. It won't be pruned nor hoed, But it will grow briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain on it."

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:22 - With pestilence and with blood will I enter into judgment with him; and I will rain on him, and on his hordes, and on the many peoples who are with him, an overflowing shower, and great hailstones, fire, and sulfur.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:7 - "I also have withheld the rain from you, When there were yet three months to the harvest; And I caused it to rain on one city, And caused it not to rain on another city. One place was rained on, And the piece where it didn't rain withered.
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