מַלְקוֹשׁ
malqôwsh · mal-koshe'
the spring rain; figuratively, eloquence
Lexicon
Derivation: from H3953 (לָקַשׁ); (compare H3954 (לֶקֶשׁ))
the spring rain; figuratively, eloquence
- the spring rain
- figuratively, eloquence
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: latter rain.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › authority, the one who leads › what comes behind, the returning cycle › to fasten and establish › to consume, to destroy
Water, chaos, the mighty deep of authority, the one who leads of what comes behind, the returning cycle that works to fasten and establish that works to consume, to destroy.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מַלְקוֹשׁ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and the latter rain2 · 25%
- of the latter rain2 · 25%
- wide as for the latter rain1 · 13%
- and there hath been no latter rain1 · 13%
- and the latter1 · 13%
- as the latter1 · 13%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.