Word Study · Strong's H4305 · Hebrew
מָטַר
matar
maw-tar'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mâṭar
“to rain”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to rain
Rendered in the KJV as
(cause to) rain (upon).
- 17occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 16inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 17 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 16
- וַיַּמְטֵ֬ר2
- אַמְטִ֤יר1
- אַמְטִ֑יר1
- הִמְטִ֜יר1
- הִמְטִ֧יר1
- וְהִמְטַרְתִּי֙1
- וְיַמְטֵ֥ר1
- וַיַּמְטֵ֧ר1
- יַמְטֵ֥ר1
- לְ֭הַמְטִיר1
- מֵהַמְטִ֥יר1
- מַמְטִ֣יר1
and 4 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 14
- and he rained down3
- [am] about to rain down2
- [am] about to bring rain1
- and he will send rain1
- and I sent rain1
- from raining1
- he caused to rain1
- he had caused rain1
- he will rain down1
- I sent rain1
- I will rain down1
- it sent rain1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 10
- Hc/Vhw3ms3
- verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular3
- preposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”)2
- verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singular2
- verb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singular1
- Hc/Vhq1cs1
- verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singular1
- verb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singular1
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- Hc/Vhw3ms · 3
- HVhrmsa · 3
- HR/Vhcc · 2
- HVhi1cs · 2
- HVhp3ms · 2
- HC/Vhj3ms · 1
- Hc/Vhq1cs · 1
- HVhi2ms · 1
- HVhj3ms · 1
- HVNi3fs · 1
All 17, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Amos carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis3 occurrences
- Genesis 2:5הִמְטִ֜ירhimtirverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNow no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any plant of the field sprouted; for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.here: he had caused rain
- Genesis 7:4מַמְטִ֣ירmamtirverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularFor seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.”here: [am] about to bring rain
- Genesis 19:24הִמְטִ֧ירhimtirverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThen the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.here: he caused to rain
Exodus3 occurrences
- Exodus 9:18מַמְטִיר֙mamtirverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularBehold, at this time tomorrow I will rain down the worst hail that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded until now.here: [am] about to rain down
- Exodus 9:23וַיַּמְטֵ֧רvaiyamterHc/Vhw3msSo Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt.here: and he rained down
- Exodus 16:4מַמְטִ֥ירmamtirverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularThen the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions.here: [am] about to rain down
Job2 occurrences
- Job 20:23וְיַמְטֵ֥רveyamterconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singularWhen he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.here: and he will send rain
- Job 38:26לְ֭הַמְטִירlehamtirpreposition + verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive (“to…”)to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives,here: to send rain
Psalms3 occurrences
- Psalms 11:6יַמְטֵ֥רyamterverb · causative (hiphil), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singularOn the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.here: he will rain down
- Psalms 78:24וַיַּמְטֵ֬רvaiyamterHc/Vhw3msHe rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven.here: and he rained down
- Psalms 78:27וַיַּמְטֵ֬רvaiyamterHc/Vhw3msHe rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea.here: and he rained down
Amos4 occurrences
- Amos 4:7וְהִמְטַרְתִּי֙vehimtartiHc/Vhq1cs“I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered.here: and I sent rain
- Amos 4:7אַמְטִ֑ירʾamtirverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singular“I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered.here: I sent rain
- Amos 4:7תִּמָּטֵ֔רtimaterverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine singular“I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered.here: it was rained on
- Amos 4:7תַמְטִ֥ירtamtirverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singular“I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered.here: it sent rain
Same headword in Strong's