- Original: מטר - Transliteration: Matar - Phonetic: maw-tar' - Definition: 1. to rain a. (Niphal) to be rained on or upon b. (Hiphil) 1. to rain, send rain 2. to rain hail, send hail - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 1187 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to rain: - (cause to) rain (upon). Total KJV Occurrences: 17 • down, 1 Psalm 78:24 • rain, 11 Genesis 2:5; Genesis 7:4; Exodus 9:18; Exodus 16:4; Job 20:23; Job 38:26; Psalm 11:6; Isaiah 5:6; Ezekiel 38:22; Amos 4:7(2) • rained, 4 Genesis 19:24; Exodus 9:23; Psalm 78:27; Amos 4:7 • upon, 1 Amos 4:7