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גֶּשֶׁם H1653

H1653 is the Hebrew word גֶּשֶׁם, transliterated geshem and said gheh'-shem. The King James Version most often renders it rain.

Word: גֶּשֶׁםTransliteration: geshemSaid: gheh'-shemLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 29 verses

What it means

a shower.

Where it comes from

from H1652 (גָּשַׁם).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 31 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

rain 21×no rain 2×shower 2×showers 2×you rain 1×much rain 1×cause the shower 1×you the rain 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: rain, shower.

Verses using גֶּשֶׁם

All 29 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 7:12 · KJV

And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

Genesis 8:2 · KJV

The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

Leviticus 26:4 · KJV

Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.

1 Kings 17:7 · KJV

And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

1 Kings 17:14 · KJV

For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.

1 Kings 18:41 · KJV

And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

1 Kings 18:44 · KJV

And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.

1 Kings 18:45 · KJV

And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

2 Kings 3:17 · KJV

For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.

Ezra 10:13 · KJV

But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.

Job 37:6 · KJV

For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

Psalm 68:9 · KJV

Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.

Psalm 105:32 · KJV

He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

Proverbs 25:23 · KJV

The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

Ecclesiastes 11:3 · KJV

If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

Song of Solomon 2:11 · KJV

For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;

Isaiah 44:14 · KJV

He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.

Isaiah 55:10 · KJV

For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

Jeremiah 5:24 · KJV

Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.

Jeremiah 14:4 · KJV

Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

Ezekiel 1:28 · KJV

As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.

Ezekiel 13:11 · KJV

Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.

Ezekiel 13:13 · KJV

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.

Ezekiel 34:26 · KJV

And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.

Ezekiel 38:22 · KJV

And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

Hosea 6:3 · KJV

Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

Joel 2:23 · KJV

Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.

Amos 4:7 · KJV

And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

Zechariah 10:1 · KJV

Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1653 mean?

H1653 is the Hebrew word גֶּשֶׁם (geshem), meaning a shower.

How is H1653 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it rain (21 times), no rain (2 times), shower (2 times), showers (2 times), you rain (1 time), among others.

How many times does H1653 appear in the Bible?

גֶּשֶׁם (geshem) is tagged in 29 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1653 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1652 (גָּשַׁם).

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