The meaning of “מַלְקוֹשׁ”
Understanding malqôwsh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
latter rain. - the spring rain - figuratively, eloquence 1) latter rain, spring rain 1a) the March and April rains which...
מַלְקוֹשׁ
latter rain. - the spring rain - figuratively, eloquence 1) latter rain, spring rain 1a) the March and April rains which mature the crops of Palestine
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 11:14 | “That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.” Word: מַלְקוֹשׁ (malqôwsh) | |
| Job 29:23 | “And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.” Word: מַלְקוֹשׁ (malqôwsh) | |
| Proverbs 16:15 | “In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.” Word: מַלְקוֹשׁ (malqôwsh) | |
| Jeremiah 5:24 | “Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.” Word: מַלְקוֹשׁ (malqôwsh) | |
| Hosea 6:3 | “Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.” Word: מַלְקוֹשׁ (malqôwsh) |
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