malqosh (H4456) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H4456

מַלְקוֹשׁ

malqoshmal-koshe'

the spring rain

1890 spelling: malqôwsh

Gematria 476

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

the spring rain; figuratively, eloquence

Rendered in the KJV as

latter rain.

8
occurrencesin the Old Testament
7 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
6
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 8 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 6

וּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ3
וּמַלְק֑וֹשׁ1
כְּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ1
לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃1
מַלְק֔וֹשׁ1
מַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃1

How it is rendered · 4

and spring rain4
spring rain2
for spring rain1
like [the] spring rain1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular4
noun · masculine singular2
preposition + noun · masculine singular2

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HC/Ncmsa · 4
HNcmsa · 2
HR/Ncmsa · 2

All 8, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Jeremiah2 of 8 · 25%
Deuteronomy1 of 8 · 13%
Job1 of 8 · 13%
Proverbs1 of 8 · 13%
Hosea1 of 8 · 13%

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Deuteronomy1 occurrence

Deuteronomy 11:14וּמַלְק֑וֹשׁumalkooshconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularthen I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil.here: and spring rain

Job1 occurrence

Job 29:23לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃lemalkooshpreposition + noun · masculine singularThey waited for me as for rain and drank in my words like spring showers.here: for spring rain

Proverbs1 occurrence

Proverbs 16:15מַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃malkooshnoun · masculine singularWhen a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.here: spring rain

Jeremiah2 occurrences

Hosea1 occurrence

Hosea 6:3כְּמַלְק֖וֹשׁkemalkooshpreposition + noun · masculine singularSo let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.here: like [the] spring rain

Joel1 occurrence

Joel 2:23וּמַלְק֖וֹשׁumalkooshconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularBe glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.here: and spring rain

Zechariah1 occurrence

Zechariah 10:1מַלְק֔וֹשׁmalkooshnoun · masculine singularAsk the LORD for rain in springtime;the LORD makes the storm clouds,and He will give everyone showers of rainand crops in the field.here: spring rain

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