גשם

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ג־שׁ־ם (g-š-m)

Compare Ugaritic 𐎂𐎌𐎎 (gšm, “rain, downpour”). The sense "body" (and, by extension, "substance") is first attested in Aramaic parts of the Book of Daniel and later gained currency in Medieval Hebrew. This sense appears to represent a borrowing from Aramaic, for which compare Classical Syriac ܓܘܫܡܐ and confer Arabic جِسْم (jism).

Pronunciation

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Noun

גֶּשֶׁם • (géshem) m (plural indefinite גְּשָׁמִים, singular construct גֶּשֶׁם־, plural construct גִּשְׁמֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. rain
2. flood
3. (Medieval Hebrew) body
4. substance

Synonyms

• מָטָר (matár)

Derived terms

• גָּשׁוּם (gashúm)
• ירד גשם (yarád géshem)

References

• H1653 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• H1655 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Further reading

• גשם on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he