The meaning of “רָבִיב”
Understanding râbîyb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
shower. - a rain (as an accumulation of drops) 1) copious showers, heavy showers 1a) as bringing fertility 1b) of prophe...
רָבִיב
shower. - a rain (as an accumulation of drops) 1) copious showers, heavy showers 1a) as bringing fertility 1b) of prophetic influence (fig)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 32:2 | “My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:” Word: רָבִיב (râbîyb) | |
| Psalms 72:6 | “He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.” Word: רָבִיב (râbîyb) | |
| Jeremiah 14:22 | “Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Lord our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things. ” Word: רָבִיב (râbîyb) | |
| Micah 5:7 | “And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.” Word: רָבִיב (râbîyb) |
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