What does מָטַר (māṭar) mean in the Bible?
מָטַר (māṭar) is a Hebrew word meaning "rain".
Hebrew · H4306
מָטַר
Rain
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מָטַר H4306
Pronunciation māṭar
What does מָטַר (māṭar) mean in the Bible?
מָטַר (māṭar) is a Hebrew word meaning "rain".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4306?
The BSB source-word alignment has 38 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include rain (13), the rain (4), and rain (3), with the rain (3), and the rain (2).
Where does מָטַר (māṭar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 9:33. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (7), Deuteronomy (6), 1 Kings (4), 2 Chronicles (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It rain 13× Deuteronomy 11:14, Deuteronomy 11:17, Deuteronomy 28:12, 1 Kings 8:35
the rain 4× Exodus 9:34, Deuteronomy 11:11, Deuteronomy 28:24, Job 36:27
and rain 3× 1 Samuel 12:17, 1 Samuel 12:18, Proverbs 26:1
with the rain 3× Psalms 135:7, Jeremiah 10:13, Jeremiah 51:16
and the rain 2× Exodus 9:33, Isaiah 4:6
. . . 1× Job 37:6
after the rain 1× 2 Samuel 23:4
Does the rain 1× Job 38:28
downpour 1× Job 37:6
for me as for rain 1× Job 29:23
for rain 1× Zechariah 10:1
for the rain 1× Job 28:26
like rain 1× Deuteronomy 32:2
May he be like rain 1× Psalms 72:6
nor rain 1× 1 Kings 17:1
of rain 1× Zechariah 10:1
or rain 1× 2 Samuel 1:21
that rain 1× Isaiah 5:6
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 9:33 וּמָטָ֖ר to and the rain Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 9:34 הַמָּטָ֧ר to the rain Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 11:11 לִמְטַ֥ר to the rain Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Deuteronomy 11:14 מְטַֽר־ to rain Noun - masculine singular construct Deuteronomy 11:17 מָטָ֔ר to rain Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 28:12 מְטַֽר־ to rain Noun - masculine singular construct Deuteronomy 28:24 מְטַ֥ר to the rain Noun - masculine singular construct Deuteronomy 32:2 כַּמָּטָר֙ to like rain Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 12:17 וּמָטָ֑ר to and rain Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 12:18 וּמָטָ֖ר to and rain Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 9:33
Aligned rows 38
Books represented 12
Exodus 2 Deuteronomy 6 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 2 1 Kings 4 2 Chronicles 3 Job 7 Psalms 3 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 2 Zechariah 2
Source forms
מָטָ֖ר 3x mā·ṭār 1 Kings 8:35, 1 Kings 18:1, 2 Chronicles 6:26
מָטָר֙ 3x mā·ṭār 1 Kings 8:36, 2 Chronicles 6:27, Zechariah 10:1
וּמָטָ֖ר 2x ū·mā·ṭār Exodus 9:33, 1 Samuel 12:18
וּמָטָ֑ר 2x ū·mā·ṭār 1 Samuel 12:17, 1 Kings 17:1
לַמָּטָ֣ר 2x lam·mā·ṭār Job 28:26, Psalms 135:7
לַמָּטָר֙ 2x lam·mā·ṭār Jeremiah 10:13, Jeremiah 51:16
מָטָ֔ר 2x mā·ṭār Deuteronomy 11:17, 2 Chronicles 7:13
מָטָ֑ר 2x mā·ṭār Job 37:6, Psalms 147:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 15x Deuteronomy 11:17, 2 Samuel 1:21, 1 Kings 8:35, 1 Kings 8:36
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 5x Job 28:26, Job 38:28, Psalms 135:7, Jeremiah 10:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 4x Exodus 9:33, 1 Samuel 12:17, 1 Samuel 12:18, 1 Kings 17:1
Noun - masculine singular construct 4x Deuteronomy 11:14, Deuteronomy 28:12, Deuteronomy 28:24, Isaiah 30:23
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 32:2, Job 29:23
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Exodus 9:34
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Zechariah 10:1
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 26:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. rain
Source Gloss
rain
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
rain Usage: rain.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Withheld rain as divine judgment, expressing covenant relationship and divine control
Rain as God's provision for crops and sustenance, evidence of divine care and blessing
Rain used metaphorically to represent true benevolence, contrasting false with genuine gifts
Rain produced by wind, natural phenomenon used in proverbial wisdom about cause and effect
Rain as manifestation of God's power and provision, evoking praise and thanksgiving response
Showing 5 selected witnesses from 38 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
מָטַר is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain