My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
My doctrine ſhall drop as the raine: my ſpeech ſhall diſtill as the deaw, as the ſmal raine vpon the tender herbe, and as the ſhowres vpon the graſſe.
אִמְרָה , feminine noun, ʾimra — utterance, speech, word (value 246)
H565,
אִמְרָה ʼimrâh, im-raw'; or אֶמְרָה ʼemrâh; feminine of H561, and meaning the same:—commandment, speech, word.utterance, speech, word
word of God, the Torah
Used in 35 Verses, 7 Books 37  Occurrence Count
דֶּשֶׁא , masculine noun, desheʾ — grass (value 305)
H1877,
דֶּשֶׁא desheʼ, deh'-sheh; from H1876; a sprout; by analogy, grass:—(tender) grass, green, (tender) herb.grass, new grass, green herb, vegetation, young
Used in 15 Verses, 9 Books 15  Occurrence Count
טַל , masculine noun, tal — night mist, dew (value 39)
H2919,
טַל ṭal, tal; from H2926; dew (as covering vegetation):—dew.Used in 30 Verses, 16 Books 31  Occurrence Count
לֶקַח , masculine noun, lekah — a learning, teaching (value 138)
H3948,
לֶקַח leqach, leh'-kakh; from H3947; properly, something received, i.e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer); also (in an active and sinister sense) inveiglement:—doctrine, learning, fair speech.learning, teaching, insight
instruction (obj)
teaching (thing taught)
teaching-power
persuasiveness
Used in 9 Verses, 4 Books 9  Occurrence Count
מָטַר , masculine noun, matar — rain (value 249)
H4306,
מָטַר mâṭar, maw-tawr'; from H4305; rain:—rain.Used in 36 Verses, 12 Books 38  Occurrence Count
נָזַל , verb, nazal — to flow, trickle, drop, distill (value 87)
H5140,
נָזַל nâzal, naw-zal'; a primitive root; to drip, or shed by trickling:—distil, drop, flood, (cause to) flow(-ing), gush out, melt, pour (down), running water, stream.to flow, distil, flow forth or down, trickle, drop
(Qal)
to flow
streams, floods (participle)
to distil
(Hiphil) to cause to flow
Used in 16 Verses, 10 Books 16  Occurrence Count
עַל , conjunction, preposition, ʿal — upon, above, over (value 100)
H5921,
עַל ʻal, al; properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications:—above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, × as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, × both and, by (reason of), × had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, × with.preposition
upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
above, beyond, over (of excess)
above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
over (of suspension or extension)
by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
to (as a dative)
conjunction
because that, because, notwithstanding, although
Used in 4492 Verses, 39 Books 5753  Occurrence Count
עָרַף , verb, ʿaraf — to drip, drop (value 350)
H6201,
עָרַף ʻâraph, aw-raf'; a primitive root; to droop; hence, to drip:—drop (down).to drop, drip
(Qal) to drop, trickle
Used in 2 Verses, 1 Book 2  Occurrence Count
עֶשֶׂב , masculine noun, ʿesev — herb, herbage (value 372)
H6212,
עֶשֶׂב ʻeseb, eh'seb; from an unused root meaning to glisten (or be green); grass (or any tender shoot):—grass, herb.herb, herbage, grass, green plants
Used in 32 Verses, 12 Books 33  Occurrence Count
רָבִיב , masculine noun, raviyv — abundant showers (value 214)
H7241,
רָבִיב râbîyb, raw-beeb'; from H7231; a rain (as an accumulation of drops):—shower.copious showers, heavy showers
as bringing fertility
of prophetic influence (fig)
Used in 6 Verses, 4 Books 6  Occurrence Count
שָׂעִיר , masculine noun, saʿiyr — rain (drop) (value 580)
H8164,
שָׂעִיר sâʻîyr, saw-eer'; formed the same as H8163; a shower (as tempestuous):—small rain.Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
| Deuteronomy 32:2Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| יַעֲרֹ֤ף כַּמָּטָר֙ לִקְחִ֔י תִּזַּ֥ל כַּטַּ֖ל אִמְרָתִ֑י כִּשְׂעִירִ֣ם עֲלֵי־דֶ֔שֶׁא וְכִרְבִיבִ֖ים עֲלֵי־עֵֽשֶׂב׃ |
| Verse #5761 (Ch. #185) — 12 words, 49 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| My doctrine |
H3948lekah |
לֶקַח |
138 |
| shall drop |
H6201ʿaraf |
עָרַף |
350 |
| as the rain, |
H4306matar |
מָטַר |
249 |
| my speech |
H565ʾimra |
אִמְרָה |
246 |
| shall distil |
H5140nazal |
נָזַל |
87 |
| as the dew, |
H2919tal |
טַל |
39 |
| as the small rain |
H8164saʿiyr |
שָׂעִיר |
580 |
| upon the tender herb, |
H1877desheʾ |
דֶּשֶׁא |
305 |
| and as the showers |
H7241raviyv |
רָבִיב |
214 |
| upon the grass: |
H6212ʿesev |
עֶשֶׂב |
372 |
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