Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H4305
מָטַר
ma.tar · “to rain”
Used 17 times across 7 books
Definition
1) to rain
1a) (Niphal) to be rained on or upon
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to rain, send rain
1b2) to rain hail, send hail
1a) (Niphal) to be rained on or upon
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to rain, send rain
1b2) to rain hail, send hail
Where it appears
Genesis3
Exodus3
Job2
Psalms3
Isaiah1
Ezekiel1
Amos4
In the text
Genesis 2:5And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.Genesis 7:4For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.Genesis 19:24Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;Exodus 9:18Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.Exodus 9:23And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt.Exodus 16:4Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.Job 20:23When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.Job 38:26To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;Psalms 11:6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.Psalms 78:24And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.
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