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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Jeremiah 3:3 - Showers
Jeremiah 3:3 - Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore the showers | H7241 | רָבִיב |
[Noun Masculine] a rain (as an accumulation of drops) |
| have been | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
| withholden and there hath been | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
| no | H3808 | לֹא |
[Adverb] a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles |
| latter rain | H4456 | מַלְקוֹשׁ |
[Noun Masculine] the spring rain (compare H3954); figuratively eloquence |
| and thou hadst a whore's forehead | H4696 | מֵצַח |
[Noun Masculine] the forehead (as open and prominent) |
| thou refusedst | H3985 | מָאֵן |
[Verb] to refuse |
| to be ashamed | H3637 | כָּלַם |
[Verb] properly to wound; but only {figuratively} to taunt or insult |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.