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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)

From גָּשַׁם (H1652)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 389a

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

rain, shower

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H1653: Abbreviations

† II. גֶּ֫שֶׁם noun masculine^{Genesis 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.

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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

Ecclesiastes

Song of Songs

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Ezekiel

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

Hosea

Joel

Amos

Zechariah

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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

Gen 7:12 - And the rain^H1653 was upon the earth^H776 forty^H705 days^H3117 and forty^H705 nights.^H3915

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:2

Gen 8:2 - The fountains^H4599 also of the deep^H8415 and the windows^H699 of heaven^H8064 were stopped,^H5534 and the rain^H1653 from heaven^H8064 was restrained;^H3607

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:4

Lev 26:4 - Then I will give^H5414 you rain^H1653 in due season,^H6256 and the land^H776 shall yield^H5414 her increase,^H2981 and the trees^H6086 of the field^H7704 shall yield^H5414 their fruit.^H6529

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:7

1Ki 17:7 - And it came to pass after^H7093 a while,^H3117 that the brook^H5158 dried up,^H3001 because there had been no rain^H1653 in the land.^H776

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:14

1Ki 17:14 - For thus saith^H559 the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 The barrel^H3537 of meal^H7058 shall not waste,^H3615 neither shall the cruse^H6835 of oil^H8081 fail,^H2637 until the day^H3117 that the LORD^H3068 sendeth^H5414 rain^H1653 upon^H6440 the earth.^H127

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:41

1Ki 18:41 - And Elijah^H452 said^H559 unto Ahab,^H256 Get thee up,^H5927 eat^H398 and drink;^H8354 for there is a sound^H6963 of abundance^H1995 of rain.^H1653

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:44

1Ki 18:44 - And it came to pass at the seventh time,^H7637 that he said,^H559 Behold, there ariseth^H5927 a little^H6996 cloud^H5645 out of the sea,^H3220 like a man's^H376 hand.^H3709 And he said,^H559 Go up,^H5927 say^H559 unto Ahab,^H256 Prepare^H631 thy chariot, and get thee down,^H3381 that the rain^H1653 stop^H6113 thee not.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:45

1Ki 18:45 - And it came to pass in the mean while,^H3541 that the heaven^H8064 was black^H6937 with clouds^H5645 and wind,^H7307 and there was a great^H1419 rain.^H1653 And Ahab^H256 rode,^H7392 and went^H3212 to Jezreel.^H3157

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 3:17

2Ki 3:17 - For thus saith^H559 the LORD,^H3068 Ye shall not see^H7200 wind,^H7307 neither shall ye see^H7200 rain;^H1653 yet that valley^H5158 shall be filled^H4390 with water,^H4325 that ye may drink,^H8354 both ye, and your cattle,^H4735 and your beasts.^H929

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:9

Ezr 10:9 - Then all the men^H582 of Judah^H3063 and Benjamin^H1144 gathered themselves together^H6908 unto Jerusalem^H3389 within three^H7969 days.^H3117 It was the ninth^H8671 month,^H2320 on the twentieth^H6242 day of the month;^H2320 and all the people^H5971 sat^H3427 in the street^H7339 of the house^H1004 of God,^H430 trembling^H7460 because of this matter,^H1697 and for the great rain.^H1653

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:13

Ezr 10:13 - But^H61 the people^H5971 are many,^H7227 and it is a time^H6256 of much rain,^H1653 and we are not able^H3581 to stand^H5975 without,^H2351 neither is this a work^H4399 of one^H259 day^H3117 or two:^H8147 for we are many^H7235 that have transgressed^H6586 in this thing.^H1697

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:6

Job 37:6 - For he saith^H559 to the snow,^H7950 Be thou^H1933 on the earth;^H776 likewise to the small^H4306 rain,^H1653 and to the great^H4306 rain^H1653 of his strength.^H5797

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:9

Psa 68:9 - Thou, O God,^H430 didst send^H5130 a plentiful^H5071 rain,^H1653 whereby thou didst confirm^H3559 thine inheritance,^H5159 when it was weary.^H3811

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:32

Psa 105:32 - He gave^H5414 them hail^H1259 for rain,^H1653 and flaming^H3852 fire^H784 in their land.^H776

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:14

Pro 25:14 - Whoso^H376 boasteth^H1984 himself of a false^H8267 gift^H4991 is like clouds^H5387 and wind^H7307 without rain.^H1653

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:23

Pro 25:23 - The north^H6828 wind^H7307 driveth away^H2342 rain:^H1653 so doth an angry^H2194 countenance^H6440 a backbiting^H5643 tongue.^H3956

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:3

Ecc 11:3 - If the clouds^H5645 be full^H4390 of rain,^H1653 they empty^H7324 themselves upon the earth:^H776 and if the tree^H6086 fall^H5307 toward the south,^H1864 or toward the north,^H6828 in the place^H4725 where the tree^H6086 falleth,^H5307 there it shall be.^H1933

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:2

Ecc 12:2 - While the sun,^H8121 or the light,^H216 or the moon,^H3394 or the stars,^H3556 be not darkened,^H2821 nor the clouds^H5645 return^H7725 after^H310 the rain:^H1653

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:11

Sng 2:11 - For, lo, the winter^H5638 is past,^H5674 the rain^H1653 is over^H2498 and gone;^H1980

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:14

Isa 44:14 - He heweth him down^H3772 cedars,^H730 and taketh^H3947 the cypress^H8645 and the oak,^H437 which he strengtheneth^H553 for himself among the trees^H6086 of the forest:^H3293 he planteth^H5193 an ash,^H766 and the rain^H1653 doth nourish^H1431 it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:10

Isa 55:10 - For as the rain^H1653 cometh down,^H3381 and the snow^H7950 from heaven,^H8064 and returneth^H7725 not thither, but watereth^H7301 the earth,^H776 and maketh it bring forth^H3205 and bud,^H6779 that it may give^H5414 seed^H2233 to the sower,^H2232 and bread^H3899 to the eater:^H398

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:24

Jer 5:24 - Neither say^H559 they in their heart,^H3824 Let us now fear^H3372 the LORD^H3068 our God,^H430 that giveth^H5414 rain,^H1653 both the former^H3138 and the latter,^H4456 in his season:^H6256 he reserveth^H8104 unto us the appointed^H2708 weeks^H7620 of the harvest.^H7105

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:4

Jer 14:4 - Because the ground^H127 is chapt,^H2865 for there was no rain^H1653 in the earth,^H776 the plowmen^H406 were ashamed,^H954 they covered^H2645 their heads.^H7218

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:28

Eze 1:28 - As the appearance^H4758 of the bow^H7198 that is in the cloud^H6051 in the day^H3117 of rain,^H1653 so was the appearance^H4758 of the brightness^H5051 round about.^H5439 This was the appearance^H4758 of the likeness^H1823 of the glory^H3519 of the LORD.^H3068 And when I saw^H7200 it, I fell^H5307 upon my face,^H6440 and I heard^H8085 a voice^H6963 of one that spake.^H1696

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:11

Eze 13:11 - Say^H559 unto them which daub^H2902 it with untempered^H8602 morter, that it shall fall:^H5307 there shall be an overflowing^H7857 shower;^H1653 and ye,^H859 O great hailstones,^H417^H68 shall fall;^H5307 and a stormy^H5591 wind^H7307 shall rend^H1234 it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:13

Eze 13:13 - Therefore thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD;^H3069 I will even rend^H1234 it with a stormy^H5591 wind^H7307 in my fury;^H2534 and there shall be an overflowing^H7857 shower^H1653 in mine anger,^H639 and great hailstones^H417^H68 in my fury^H2534 to consume^H3617 it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:26

Eze 34:26 - And I will make^H5414 them and the places round about^H5439 my hill^H1389 a blessing;^H1293 and I will cause the shower^H1653 to come down^H3381 in his season;^H6256 there shall be showers^H1653 of blessing.^H1293

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:22

Eze 38:22 - And I will plead^H8199 against him with pestilence^H1698 and with blood;^H1818 and I will rain^H4305 upon him, and upon his bands,^H102 and upon the many^H7227 people^H5971 that are with him, an overflowing^H7857 rain,^H1653 and great hailstones,^H417^H68 fire,^H784 and brimstone.^H1614

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 6:3

Hos 6:3 - Then shall we know,^H3045 if we follow^H7291 on to know^H3045 the LORD:^H3068 his going forth^H4161 is prepared^H3559 as the morning;^H7837 and he shall come^H935 unto us as the rain,^H1653 as the latter^H4456 and former rain^H3384 unto the earth.^H776

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:23

Joe 2:23 - Be glad^H1523 then, ye children^H1121 of Zion,^H6726 and rejoice^H8055 in the LORD^H3068 your God:^H430 for he hath given^H5414 you the former rain^H4175 moderately,^H6666 and he will cause to come down^H3381 for you the rain,^H1653 the former rain,^H4175 and the latter rain^H4456 in the first^H7223 month.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 4:7

Amo 4:7 - And also I have withholden^H4513 the rain^H1653 from you, when there were yet three^H7969 months^H2320 to the harvest:^H7105 and I caused it to rain^H4305 upon one^H259 city,^H5892 and caused it not to rain^H4305 upon another^H259 city:^H5892 one^H259 piece^H2513 was rained^H4305 upon, and the piece^H2513 whereupon it rained^H4305 not withered.^H3001

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:1

Zec 10:1 - Ask^H7592 ye of the LORD^H3068 rain^H4306 in the time^H6256 of the latter rain;^H4456 so the LORD^H3068 shall make^H6213 bright clouds,^H2385 and give^H5414 them showers^H1653 of rain,^H4306 to every one^H376 grass^H6212 in the field.^H7704

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:17

Zec 14:17 - And it shall be, that whoso will not come up^H5927 of all the families^H4940 of the earth^H776 unto Jerusalem^H3389 to worship^H7812 the King,^H4428 the LORD^H3068 of hosts,^H6635 even upon them shall be no rain.^H1653

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