Malqôwsh — H4456

H4456 · Hebrew — מלקוש

Pronunciation: mal-koshe'

Definition

masculine noun

the spring rain; figuratively, eloquence

  1. latter rain, spring rain
    1. the March and April rains which mature the crops of Palestine

Usually translated as

latter rain

Origin

from H3953; (compare H3954)

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Malqôwsh occurs 8 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (1), Job (1), Proverbs (1), Jeremiah (2), Hosea (1), Joel (1), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — M