Joel 2:23:14Joel.2.23.W14TAB
מוֹרֶ֣ה
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“early rain”
- Transliteration
- mo-RE
- Extended
- moh-REE
- IPA
- /moːˈrɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- early rain
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mo-RE
- phraseyour reading level
mo-RE u-mal-KOSH
- clause
va-yo-RED la-KHEM GE-shem mo-RE u-mal-KOSH ba-ri-SHON
- sentence
u-ve-NEI tsi-YON GI-lu ve-sim-KHU va-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem KI-NA-tan la-KHEM et-ha-MO-re lits-da-KA va-yo-RED la-KHEM GE-shem mo-RE u-mal-KOSH ba-ri-SHON
Exegesis
The causal clause introduced by ki {כִּי־ | kî} plus the Qal perfect natan {נָתַן | nā-ṯan} ‘has given’ foregrounds divine action in granting hamoreh {הַמּוֹרֶה | ham-mō-reh} ‘former rain’, further defined by litzdakah {לִצְדָקָה | liṣ-ḏā-qāh} ‘for righteousness’.
Root and etymology
y-r-h
“to shed (rain)”
In context — Joel 2:23
You sons of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the former rain for righteousness , and He causes the rain to come down for you—the former rain and the latter rain as at the first.
About this coordinate
Joel 2:23:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Joel 2:23, so the Hebrew word מוֹרֶ֣ה (more) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Joel.2.23.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Joel.2.23.W14.S1) and character.