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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מַלְקוֹשׁH4456
Pronunciationmalĕqwōš
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 spring1×Jeremiah 5:24
and spring rains1×Joel 2:23
in spring1×Proverbs 16:15
like spring showers1×Job 29:23
like the spring showers1×Hosea 6:3
spring rains1×Jeremiah 3:3
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Deuteronomy 11:14וּמַלְק֑וֹשׁto. . .Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularJob 29:23לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃tolike spring showersPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularProverbs 16:15מַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃toin springNoun - masculine singularJeremiah 3:3וּמַלְק֖וֹשׁtospring rainsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularJeremiah 5:24וּמַלְק֖וֹשׁtoand springConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularHosea 6:3כְּמַלְק֖וֹשׁtolike the spring showersPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singularJoel 2:23וּמַלְק֖וֹשׁtoand spring rainsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularZechariah 10:1מַלְק֔וֹשׁto. . .Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 11:14
Aligned rows8
Books represented7
Deuteronomy1Job1Proverbs1Jeremiah2Hosea1Joel1Zechariah1
Source forms
וּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ3xū·mal·qō·wōšJeremiah 3:3, Jeremiah 5:24, Joel 2:23
וּמַלְק֑וֹשׁ1xū·mal·qō·wōšDeuteronomy 11:14
כְּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ1xkə·mal·qō·wōšHosea 6:3
לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃1xlə·mal·qō·wōšJob 29:23
מַלְק֔וֹשׁ1xmal·qō·wōšZechariah 10:1
מַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃1xmal·qō·wōšProverbs 16:15
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular4xDeuteronomy 11:14, Jeremiah 3:3, Jeremiah 5:24, Joel 2:23
Noun - masculine singular2xProverbs 16:15, Zechariah 10:1
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular1xHosea 6:3
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular1xJob 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 definitionSource: 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:
לָקַשׁH3953
לֶקֶשׁH3954
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