International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Shower

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Shower


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shou´ẽr: (1) רביבים, rebhı̄bhı̄m, a plural form apparently denoting gentle rain, usually used figuratively, as in ; ; . (2) גּשם, geshem, used of gentle rain in : “shower of rain,” the King James Version “small rain”; used of the flood in . Figuratively, of blessing, “showers of blessing” (); of destruction: “There shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in wrath to consume it” (). (3) זרם, zerem, usually storm or tempest (compare ; ): “They are wet with the showers of the mountain” (). (4) ὄμβτος, ómbros (), Rain is unknown in Palestine in the long summer of 5 or 6 months. A few showers usually fall in September, succeeded by fine weather for some weeks before the beginning of the heavy and long-continued winter rains.