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win´tẽr (חרף, hÌ£oÌ„reph, from חרף, hÌ£aÌ„raph, “to inundate,†“overflowâ€): The rainy season, also the autumn harvest season (; ; ). It is also the time of cold (; ). The verb “to winter†occurs in . SÌ£ethaÌ„w (סתו) has the same meaning as hÌ£oÌ„reph (). χειμωÌν, cheimoÌ„Ìn, corresponds to hÌ£oÌ„reph as the rainy season, and the verb παÏαχειμαÌζω, paracheimaÌzoÌ„, signifies “to pass the winter†(), the noun from which is παÏαχειμασιÌα, paracheimasıÌa (same place). See SEASONS.