הַמֵּכִין לָאָרֶץ מָטָר
Properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up , in a great variety of applications, whether literal ( establish , fix , prepare , apply ), or figurative ( appoint , render sure , proper or prosperous ) · rain
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כּוּן H3559 properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up , in a great variety of applications, whether literal ( establish , fix , prepare , apply ), or figurative ( appoint , render sure , proper or prosperous )
מָטַר H4306 rain
What does הַמֵּכִין לָאָרֶץ מָטָר (hamekhin la'aretz matar) mean in the Bible?
כּוּן · מָטַר is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up , in a great variety of applications, whether literal ( establish , fix , prepare , apply ), or figurative ( appoint , render sure , proper or prosperous ) + rain". properly, to be erect (i.
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