What does מַלְקוֹשׁ (malĕqwōš) mean in the Bible?
מַלְקוֹשׁ (malĕqwōš): Spring rain essential for grain ripening; metaphorically describes eloquence that brings forth fruitful speech
Hebrew · H4456
מַלְקוֹשׁ
The spring rain ; figuratively, eloquence
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מַלְקוֹשׁ H4456
Pronunciation malĕqwōš
What does מַלְקוֹשׁ (malĕqwōš) mean in the Bible?
מַלְקוֹשׁ (malĕqwōš): Spring rain essential for grain ripening; metaphorically describes eloquence that brings forth fruitful speech
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4456?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (2), and spring (1), and spring rains (1), in spring (1), like spring showers (1).
Where does מַלְקוֹשׁ (malĕqwōš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 11:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (2), Deuteronomy (1), Hosea (1), Job (1).
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 . . . 2× Deuteronomy 11:14, Zechariah 10:1
and spring 1× Jeremiah 5:24
and spring rains 1× Joel 2:23
in spring 1× Proverbs 16:15
like spring showers 1× Job 29:23
like the spring showers 1× Hosea 6:3
spring rains 1× Jeremiah 3:3
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 11:14 וּמַלְק֑וֹשׁ to . . . Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Job 29:23 לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃ to like spring showers Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 16:15 מַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃ to in spring Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 3:3 וּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ to spring rains Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 5:24 וּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ to and spring Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Hosea 6:3 כְּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ to like the spring showers Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Joel 2:23 וּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ to and spring rains Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Zechariah 10:1 מַלְק֔וֹשׁ to . . . Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 11:14
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 7
Deuteronomy 1 Job 1 Proverbs 1 Jeremiah 2 Hosea 1 Joel 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
וּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ 3x ū·mal·qō·wōš Jeremiah 3:3, Jeremiah 5:24, Joel 2:23
וּמַלְק֑וֹשׁ 1x ū·mal·qō·wōš Deuteronomy 11:14
כְּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ 1x kə·mal·qō·wōš Hosea 6:3
לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃ 1x lə·mal·qō·wōš Job 29:23
מַלְק֔וֹשׁ 1x mal·qō·wōš Zechariah 10:1
מַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃ 1x mal·qō·wōš Proverbs 16:15
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 4x Deuteronomy 11:14, Jeremiah 3:3, Jeremiah 5:24, Joel 2:23
Noun - masculine singular 2x Proverbs 16:15, Zechariah 10:1
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 1x Hosea 6:3
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 29:23
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Spring rain essential for grain ripening; metaphorically describes eloquence that brings forth fruitful speech
Source Gloss
the spring rain ; figuratively, eloquence
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Spring rain essential for grain ripening; metaphorically describes eloquence that brings forth fruitful speech
the spring rain; figuratively, eloquence BDB: latter-rain Usage: latter rain.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַלְקוֹשׁ is built from these roots:
לָקַשׁ H3953
לֶקֶשׁ H3954
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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