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Job 38:26
“To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
מָטַרmâṭar · maw-tar'
H4305 · Hebrew
H4305 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to rain
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- (cause to) rain (upon).
- Grammar
- לְ֭ — preposition
- הַמְטִיר — verb Hiphil, infinitive construct
- Usage
- Occurs 17 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:5Genesis 7:4Genesis 19:24Exodus 9:18Exodus 9:23
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read מָטַר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.