H4305. matar
[מָטַר] verb denominative (compare GerberVerb. denom.106) [rain] (Arabic ; Syriac ᵑ7 Aph`el אַמְטַר); —
Niph`al Imperfect be rained upon תִּמָּטֵר אַחַתּ חֶלְקָה [Amos 4:7].
Hiph`il Pf . הִמְטִיר [Gen 2:5]; [19:24]; וְהִמְטַרְתִּ֫י [Amos 4:7]; Imperfect יַמְטֵר [Psa 11:6]; [Job 20:23]; וַיַּמְטֵר [Exod 9:3] [2]t.; 3 feminine singular תַּמְטִיר [Amos 4:7] (but read ᵑ9 ᵐ5 אַמְטִיר1singular אַמְטִיר [4:7] + vAmos 4:7 (for תַּמְטִיר), [Ezek 38:22]; Infinitive construct הַמְטִיר [Isa 5:6]; [Job 38:26]; Participle מַמְטִיר [Gen 7:4] [2]t.; — send rain, rain (followed by עַל except [Exod 9:18]; [16:4]); subject ׳י (no direct object) [Gen 2:5]; [7:4] (both J), [Amos 4:7] (3 t. in verse), compare [Job 38:26]; subject clouds עָבִים by divine command [Isa 5:6] (accusative of congnate meaning with verb מָטָר); ׳הִמִ מָן [Psa 78:24]; שְׁאֵר [78:27]; לֶחֶם [Exod 16:4] (J; מִןהַֿשָּׁמַים no עַל); as act of judgment ׳הִמ בָּרָד rain hail, send hail, subject ׳י [9:23] (J); compare [9:18] (J; no עַל); object וָאֵשׁ גָּפְרִית [Gen 19:24] (J), compare [Ezek 38:22] אַמ וְגָפְרִית אֵשׁ אֶלְגָּבִישׁ וְאַבְנֵי שׁוֺטֵף ׳וְגֶשֶׁם; figurative [Psa 11:6] (object מַּחִים; but read אֵשׁ מַּחֲמֵי see Ew Che Bae and others); [Job 20:23] (|| clause אַמּוֺ חֲרוֺן בּוֺ יְשַׁלַּח).