4306. matar

Strong's Lexicon

matar: Rain

Original Word: מָטָר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: matar
Pronunciation: mah-TAR
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-tawr')
Definition: Rain
Meaning: rain

Word Origin: Derived from a root verb meaning "to rain" or "to cause rain."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for "matar" is "ὑετός" (hyetos), Strong's Greek 5205, which also means rain.

Usage: The Hebrew word "matar" primarily refers to rain, a vital natural phenomenon in the agrarian society of ancient Israel. It is often used in the context of God's provision and blessing, as rain was essential for crops and sustenance. "Matar" can also symbolize divine favor or judgment, depending on the context in which it appears.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, rain was crucial for survival, especially in a land like Israel, which depended heavily on seasonal rains for agriculture. The Israelites viewed rain as a direct blessing from God, who controlled the weather. The dependence on rain for agricultural success reinforced the Israelites' reliance on God and their understanding of His sovereignty over creation. The withholding of rain was often seen as a sign of divine displeasure or judgment, while abundant rain was a sign of blessing and favor.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
rain
NASB Translation
downpour (1), rain (36).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מָטָר noun masculine^{Exodus 9:33}. rain (Assyrian me‰ru, Dl^{HWB 406}; Arabic ; Sabean (Minaean) מטר Hom^{Chrestom. 127}; Aramaic מַטְרָא, ); — ׳מ Exodus 9:33 30t.; construct מְטַר Deuteronomy 11:11 5t.; plural construct מִטְרוֺת Job 37:6; — rain, as watering earth, especially Canaan, Deuteronomy 11:11 הַשָּׁמַיִם ׳מ; as blessing sent (verb usually נָתַן and withheld by ׳י Deuteronomy 11:14 ("" יוֺרֶה, מַלְקוֺשׁ); Deuteronomy 11:17 (here אַרְצְכֶס ׳מְ); Deuteronomy 28:12; 1 Kings 8:35,36; 1 Kings 17:1 ("" טַל), 1 Kings 18:12; 1 Chronicles 6:26; 1 Chronicles 6:27; 1 Chronicles 7:13; Job 5:10 ("" מַיִם), compare Job 28:26; Job 36:27; Psalm 147:8 (verb מֵכִין); so זַרְעֲךָ ׳מְ Isaiah 30:23; Zechariah 10:1 ("" מַלְקוֺשׁ), Zechariah 10:1 מְטַרגֶּֿשֶׁם; גֶּשֶׁם מָטָר Job 37:6, גֶּשֶׁם מִטְרוֺת עֻזּוֺ Job 37:6 ("" שֶׁלַג); Job 38:28 ("" אֶגְלֵיטָֿ֑ל) ׳בְּרָקִים לַמּ Psalm 135:7; Jeremiah 10:13 = Jeremiah 51:16 ("" הֲמוֺן מַיִם); also in אַרְצְךָ אָבָק וְעָפָר ׳נָתַן אֵת מְ Deuteronomy 28:24; compare Isaiah 5:6 (where accusative of congnate meaning with verb הִמְטִיר); wish of David 2 Samuel 1:21 ("" טַל); בַּקָּצִיר ׳מ simile of the unseasonable, Proverbs 26:1 ("" שֶׁלֶג בַּקַּיִץ); sent by extraordary supernatural power as sign Exodus 9:33,34 (J; both "" בָּרָר, קֹלוֺת) compare 1 Samuel 12:17,18 ("" קֹלוֺת); simile of refreshment Deuteronomy 32:2 ("" טַל), Job 29:23 ("" מַלְקוֺשׁ), Psalm 72:6 ("" רְבִיבִים), compare 2 Samuel 23:4; as destructive Psalm 28:3 מָטָר סֹחֵף); also figurative, Isaiah 4:6 ("" זֶרֶם).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

rain

From matar; rain -- rain.

see HEBREW matar

Forms and Transliterations

הַמָּטָ֧ר המטר וְכַמָּטָ֥ר וּמְטַר־ וּמִמָּטָֽר׃ וּמָטָ֑ר וּמָטָ֖ר וכמטר ומטר ומטר־ וממטר׃ כְּמָטָ֣ר כַּמָּטָר֙ כַמָּטָ֣ר כמטר לִמְטַ֥ר לַמָּטָ֣ר לַמָּטָ֥ר לַמָּטָר֙ למטר מְטַ֥ר מְטַ֨ר מְטַֽר־ מִטְר֥וֹת מִמָּטָ֖ר מָ֭טָר מָטָ֑ר מָטָ֔ר מָטָ֖ר מָטָ֛ר מָטָ֣ר מָטָ֥ר מָטָֽר׃ מָטָר֙ מטר מטר־ מטר׃ מטרות ממטר chammaTar ham·mā·ṭār hammaTar hammāṭār kam·mā·ṭār ḵam·mā·ṭār kammaTar kammāṭār ḵammāṭār kə·mā·ṭār kemaTar kəmāṭār lam·mā·ṭār lammaTar lammāṭār lim·ṭar limTar limṭar mā·ṭār maTar māṭār Mator mə·ṭar mə·ṭar- metar məṭar məṭar- mim·mā·ṭār mimaTar mimmāṭār miṭ·rō·wṯ mitRot miṭrōwṯ ū·mā·ṭār ū·mə·ṭar- ū·mim·mā·ṭār umaTar ūmāṭār umetar ūməṭar- umimaTar ūmimmāṭār vechammaTar wə·ḵam·mā·ṭār wəḵammāṭār

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 9:33
HEB: הַקֹּלוֹת֙ וְהַבָּרָ֔ד וּמָטָ֖ר לֹא־ נִתַּ֥ךְ
NAS: ceased, and rain no
KJV: ceased, and the rain was not poured
INT: and the thunder and the hail and rain no poured

Exodus 9:34
HEB: כִּֽי־ חָדַ֨ל הַמָּטָ֧ר וְהַבָּרָ֛ד וְהַקֹּלֹ֖ת
NAS: saw that the rain and the hail
KJV: saw that the rain and the hail
INT: for had ceased the rain and the hail and the thunder

Deuteronomy 11:11
HEB: הָרִ֖ים וּבְקָעֹ֑ת לִמְטַ֥ר הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם תִּשְׁתֶּה־
NAS: drinks water from the rain of heaven,
KJV: water of the rain of heaven:
INT: of hills and valleys the rain of heaven drinks

Deuteronomy 11:14
HEB: וְנָתַתִּ֧י מְטַֽר־ אַרְצְכֶ֛ם בְּעִתּ֖וֹ
NAS: that He will give the rain for your land
KJV: That I will give [you] the rain of your land
INT: will give the rain your land season

Deuteronomy 11:17
HEB: וְלֹֽא־ יִהְיֶ֣ה מָטָ֔ר וְהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה לֹ֥א
NAS: so that there will be no rain and the ground
KJV: the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land
INT: will be no become rain and the ground will be no

Deuteronomy 28:12
HEB: הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם לָתֵ֤ת מְטַֽר־ אַרְצְךָ֙ בְּעִתּ֔וֹ
NAS: to give rain to your land
KJV: to give the rain unto thy land
INT: the heavens to give rain to your land season

Deuteronomy 28:24
HEB: יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־ מְטַ֥ר אַרְצְךָ֖ אָבָ֣ק
NAS: will make the rain of your land
KJV: shall make the rain of thy land
INT: will make the LORD the rain of your land powder

Deuteronomy 32:2
HEB: יַעֲרֹ֤ף כַּמָּטָר֙ לִקְחִ֔י תִּזַּ֥ל
NAS: drop as the rain, My speech
KJV: shall drop as the rain, my speech
INT: drop as the rain my teaching distill

1 Samuel 12:17
HEB: וְיִתֵּ֥ן קֹל֖וֹת וּמָטָ֑ר וּדְע֣וּ וּרְא֗וּ
NAS: thunder and rain. Then you will know
KJV: thunder and rain; that ye may perceive
INT: may send thunder and rain will know and see

1 Samuel 12:18
HEB: יְהוָ֛ה קֹלֹ֥ת וּמָטָ֖ר בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא
NAS: thunder and rain that day;
KJV: thunder and rain that day:
INT: and the LORD thunder and rain day he

2 Samuel 1:21
HEB: טַ֧ל וְאַל־ מָטָ֛ר עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם וּשְׂדֵ֣י
NAS: Let not dew or rain be on you, nor
KJV: [let there be] no dew, neither [let there be] rain, upon you, nor fields
INT: dew nor rain and fields

2 Samuel 23:4
HEB: עָב֔וֹת מִנֹּ֥גַהּ מִמָּטָ֖ר דֶּ֥שֶׁא מֵאָֽרֶץ׃
NAS: sunshine after rain.'
KJV: by clear shining after rain.
INT: clouds sunshine rain the tender of the earth

1 Kings 8:35
HEB: וְלֹא־ יִהְיֶ֥ה מָטָ֖ר כִּ֣י יֶחֶטְאוּ־
NAS: up and there is no rain, because
KJV: is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned
INT: is no become rain because have sinned

1 Kings 8:36
HEB: בָ֑הּ וְנָתַתָּ֤ה מָטָר֙ עַל־ אַרְצְךָ֔
NAS: And send rain on Your land,
KJV: and give rain upon thy land,
INT: walk and send rain on your land

1 Kings 17:1
HEB: הָאֵ֖לֶּה טַ֣ל וּמָטָ֑ר כִּ֖י אִם־
NAS: dew nor rain these
KJV: there shall not be dew nor rain these years,
INT: these dew rain there shall be neither

1 Kings 18:1
HEB: אַחְאָ֔ב וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה מָטָ֖ר עַל־ פְּנֵ֥י
NAS: and I will send rain on the face
KJV: and I will send rain upon
INT: Ahab will send rain on the face

2 Chronicles 6:26
HEB: וְלֹֽא־ יִהְיֶ֥ה מָטָ֖ר כִּ֣י יֶֽחֶטְאוּ־
NAS: up and there is no rain because
KJV: is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned
INT: is no become rain because have sinned

2 Chronicles 6:27
HEB: בָ֑הּ וְנָתַתָּ֤ה מָטָר֙ עַֽל־ אַרְצְךָ֔
NAS: And send rain on Your land
KJV: and send rain upon thy land,
INT: walk and send rain on your land

2 Chronicles 7:13
HEB: וְלֹֽא־ יִהְיֶ֣ה מָטָ֔ר וְהֵן־ אֲצַוֶּ֥ה
NAS: so that there is no rain, or if
KJV: heaven that there be no rain, or if I command
INT: is no become rain if command

Job 5:10
HEB: הַנֹּתֵ֣ן מָ֭טָר עַל־ פְּנֵי־
NAS: He gives rain on the earth And sends
KJV: Who giveth rain upon the earth,
INT: gives rain up on

Job 28:26
HEB: בַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹ לַמָּטָ֣ר חֹ֑ק וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ
NAS: a limit for the rain And a course
KJV: a decree for the rain, and a way
INT: set the rain A limit course

Job 29:23
HEB: וְיִֽחֲל֣וּ כַמָּטָ֣ר לִ֑י וּ֝פִיהֶ֗ם
NAS: They waited for me as for the rain, And opened
KJV: And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened
INT: waited the rain their mouth and opened

Job 36:27
HEB: מָ֑יִם יָזֹ֖קּוּ מָטָ֣ר לְאֵדֽוֹ׃
NAS: They distill rain from the mist,
KJV: they pour down rain according to the vapour
INT: of water distill rain the mist

Job 37:6
HEB: אָ֥רֶץ וְגֶ֥שֶׁם מָטָ֑ר וְ֝גֶ֗שֶׁם מִטְר֥וֹת
KJV: [on] the earth; likewise to the small rain,
INT: the earth rain to the small rain the great

Job 37:6
HEB: מָטָ֑ר וְ֝גֶ֗שֶׁם מִטְר֥וֹת עֻזּֽוֹ׃ בְּיַד־
KJV: rain, and to the great rain
INT: to the small rain the great of his strength able

38 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4306
38 Occurrences

ḵam·mā·ṭār — 1 Occ.
ham·mā·ṭār — 1 Occ.
kam·mā·ṭār — 1 Occ.
kə·mā·ṭār — 1 Occ.
lam·mā·ṭār — 5 Occ.
lim·ṭar — 1 Occ.
mā·ṭār — 14 Occ.
mā·ṭār — 1 Occ.
mə·ṭar- — 4 Occ.
mim·mā·ṭār — 1 Occ.
miṭ·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
ū·mā·ṭār — 4 Occ.
ū·mə·ṭar- — 1 Occ.
ū·mim·mā·ṭār — 1 Occ.
wə·ḵam·mā·ṭār — 1 Occ.