Latter rain, spring rain
H4456
Hebrew
UBS
מַלְקוֹשׁ
malqôwshmal-koshe'
Noun Masculine
Definition
= rain that falls during the first half of April, before the harvest; ► provides the moisture that is crucial for the grains to mature; ≈ regarded as a blessing from YHWH ({A:ABD})
Semantic Domains
Rain
Etymology
from H3953 (לָקַשׁ); (compare H3954 (לֶקֶשׁ))
KJV Translations
latter rain
Occurrences8
Frequency Rank#2511