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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Deuteronomy 32:2 - Rain
Deuteronomy 32:2 - My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| My doctrine | H3948 | לֶקַח |
[Noun Masculine] properly something {received} that {is} (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer); also (in an active and sinister sense) inveiglement |
| shall drop | H6201 | עָרַף |
[Verb] to droop; hence to drip |
| as the rain | H4306 | מָטַר |
[Noun Masculine] rain |
| my speech | H565 | אִמְרָה |
[Noun Feminine] The second form is the feminine of {H561 } and meaning the same |
| shall distil | H5140 | נָזַל |
[Verb] to {drip} or shed by trickling |
| as the dew | H2919 | טַל |
[Noun Masculine] dew (as covering vegetation) |
| as the small rain | H4306 | מָטַר |
[Noun Masculine] rain |
| upon | H5921 | עַל |
[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications |
| the tender herb | H1877 | דֶּשֶׁא |
[Noun Masculine] a sprout; by analogy grass |
| and as the showers | H7241 | רָבִיב |
[Noun Masculine] a rain (as an accumulation of drops) |
| upon | H5921 | עַל |
[Preposition] {above} over: {upon} or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications |
| the grass | H6212 | עֶשֶׂב |
[Noun Masculine] grass (or any tender shoot) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.