Lexical Definition

‎יוֹרֶה‎ yôwreh (yo-reh') autumn rain ^H:N-M
active participle of ‎יָרָה‎

first rain, former (rain).

• sprinkling
• hence, a sprinkling (or autumnal showers)

1) early rain, autumn shower
1a) rain which falls in Palestine from late October until early December

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יוֺרֶה‎ noun [masculine] early rain, which falls in Palestine from the last of October until the first of December, opposed to ‎מַלְקוֺשׁ‎: Deut 11:14; Jer 5:24; Hos 6:3 (where ᵑ0 makes ‎׳‎‎יו‎ Participle, or Hiph`il Imperfect, but see We); compare also I. ‎מוֺרֶה‎. See further Rob^{Br i, 429 f.} Chaplin^{PEF 1883, 8 ff.} Klein^{ZPV iv, 72 f}.

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