Lexical Definition
מַלְקוֹשׁ malqôwsh (mal-koshe') spring rain H:N-M
from לָקַשׁ; (compare לֶקֶשׁ)
latter rain.
- the spring rain
- figuratively, eloquence
1) latter rain, spring rain
1a) the March and April rains which mature the crops of Palestine
See Greek: ὄψιμος
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| מַלְקֽוֹשׁ | spring rain | Prov.16.15 |
| מַלְק֔וֹשׁ | spring rain | Zech.10.1 |
| לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ | for spring rain | Job.29.23 |
| כְּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ | like spring rain | Hos.6.3 |
| וּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ | and spring rain | Jer.3.3 • Jer.5.24 • Joel.2.23 |
| וּמַלְק֑וֹשׁ | and spring rain | Deut.11.14 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
מַלְקוֺשׁ noun masculineJer 3:3 latter-rain, spring-rain (i.e. showers of March-April; important, as strengthening and maturing crops); ׳מ Hos 6:3 + 7 t.; — related to גֶּשֶׁם as particular to general, opposed to יוֺרֶה (former rain, q. v.): Hos 6:3; Jer 5:24 so opposed to מוֺרֶה Joel 2:23 particular under מָטָר Deut 11:14 (opposed to יוֺרֶה), Zech 10:1 (+ מְטַרגֶּֿשֶׁם), Job 29:23 || רְבִבִים Jer 3:3 ׳עָב מ Prov 16:15 spring-rain-cloud (simile of king's favour).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Deuteronomy | 11:14 |
| Job | 29:23 |
| Proverbs | 16:15 |
| Jeremiah | 3:3 · 5:24 |
| Hosea | 6:3 |
| Joel | 2:23 |
| Zechariah | 10:1 |