Lexical Definition

‎מָטַר‎ mâṭar (maw-tar') to rain ^H:V
a primitive root

(cause to) rain (upon).

• to rain

1) to rain
1a) (Niphal) to be rained on or upon
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to rain, send rain
1b2) to rain hail, send hail

See Greek: ἐπάγω · νίπτω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎מָטַר‎] verb denominative (compare Gerber^{Verb. denom.106}) [rain] (Arabic ; Syriac ᵑ7 Aph`el ‎אַמְטַר‎); —

Niph`al Imperfect be rained upon ‎חֶלְקָה אַחַתּ תִּמָּטֵר‎ Amos 4:7. Hiph`il Pf . ‎הִמְטִיר‎ Gen 2:5; Gen 19:24 ‎וְהִמְטַרְתִּ֫י‎ Amos 4:7 Imperfect ‎יַמְטֵר‎ Ps 11:6; Job 20:23 ‎וַיַּמְטֵר‎ Exod 9:3 + 2 t.; 3 feminine singular ‎תַּמְטִיר‎ Amos 4:7 (but read ‎אַמְטִיר‎ ᵐ5 ᵑ9 1 singular ‎אַמְטִיר‎ Amos 4:7 + vAmos 4:7 (for ‎תַּמְטִיר‎), Ezek 38:22 Infinitive construct ‎הַמְטִיר‎ Isa 5:6; Job 38:26 Participle ‎מַמְטִיר‎ Gen 7:4 + 2 t.; — send rain, rain (followed by ‎עַל‎ except Exod 9:18; Exod 16:4); subject ‎׳‎‎י‎ (no direct object) Gen 2:5; Gen 7:4 (both J), Amos 4:7 (3 t. in verse), compare Job 38:26 subject clouds ‎עָבִים‎ by divine command Isa 5:6 (accusative of congnate meaning with verb ‎מָטָר‎); ‎מָן‎ ‎׳‎‎הִמִ‎ Ps 78:24 ‎שְׁאֵר‎ vPs 78:27 ‎לֶחֶם‎ Exod 16:4 (J; ‎מִןהַֿשָּׁמַים‎ no ‎עַל‎); as act of judgment ‎בָּרָד‎ ‎׳‎‎הִמ‎ rain hail, send hail, subject ‎׳‎‎י‎ Exod 9:23 (J); compare vExod 9:18 (J; no ‎עַל‎); object ‎גָּפְרִית וָאֵשׁ‎ Gen 19:24 (J), compare Ezek 38:22 ‎׳‎‎וְגֶשֶׁם שׁוֺטֵף וְאַבְנֵי אֶלְגָּבִישׁ אֵשׁ וְגָפְרִית אַמ‎; figurative Ps 11:6 (object ‎פַּחִים‎; but read ‎פַּחֲמֵי אֵשׁ‎ see Ew Che Bae and others); Job 20:23 (|| clause ‎יְשַׁלַּח בּוֺ חֲרוֺן אַפּוֺ‎).

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