What does מָטַר · ὑετός mean in the Bible?
מָטַר · ὑετός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "rainfall that sustains agricultural life".
Hebrew · H4306, G5205
מָטָר
Rain · rain, especially a shower
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מָטַר H4306 rain
Pronunciation māṭar
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ὑετός G5205 rain, especially a shower
Pronunciation hyetós
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What does מָטָר (matar) mean in the Bible?
מָטַר · ὑετός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "rainfall that sustains agricultural life".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4306, G5205?
H4306, G5205 is connected to 38 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. rainfall that sustains agricultural life
Strong's H4306, G5205
Lexical occurrences 38 verses Source Gloss
rainfall that sustains agricultural life
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מָטָר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain