What does מָטַר · סָחַף mean in the Bible?
מָטַר · סָחַף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sweeping rain, driving rain, flooding downpour".
Hebrew · H4306, H5502
מָטָר סֹחֵף
Rain · to scrape off
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מָטַר H4306 rain
Pronunciation māṭar
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סָחַף H5502 to scrape off
What does מָטָר סֹחֵף (matar sochef) mean in the Bible?
מָטַר · סָחַף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sweeping rain, driving rain, flooding downpour".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4306, H5502?
H4306, H5502 is connected to 40 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. sweeping rain, driving rain, flooding downpour
Strong's H4306, H5502
Lexical occurrences 40 verses Source Gloss
sweeping rain, driving rain, flooding downpour
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מָטָר סֹחֵף 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