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It signifies the physical manifestation of rain as a life-sustaining resource, essential for agriculture and survival in the ancient Near East.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, rain was crucial for the success of crops and the sustenance of life. The Israelites depended heavily on seasonal rains, particularly the "early" and "latter" rains, for their agricultural cycles. Rain was often seen as a direct blessing from God, and its absence could be interpreted as divine displeasure or judgment. The concept of rain was deeply intertwined with the covenant relationship between God and His people, as seen in Deuteronomy 11:13-17, where obedience to God's commandments was linked to the provision of rain.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/3498.htm">yathar</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>cord, string<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>bowstrings (1), cords (7), ropes (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">מֵיתָר</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>cord, string</b></font> (compare II. <font class="hebrew2">יֶתֶר</font>); of tent-<em>cords</em> <font class="hebrew2">מֵתָרַי</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Jeremiah 10:20</a>; <font class="hebrew2">מֵיתָרַיִךְ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/54-2.htm">Isaiah 54:2</a>; specifically of <em>cords</em> of tabernacle, <font class="hebrew2">מֵיתָרָיו</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/39-40.htm">Exodus 39:40</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/3-26.htm">Numbers 3:26</a>; <font class="hebrew2">מֵיתְרֵיהֶם</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/35-18.htm">Exodus 35:18</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/3-37.htm">Numbers 3:37</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/4-26.htm">Numbers 4:26</a>,32 (all P); of bow-<em>strings</em> <font class="hebrew2">מֵיתָרֶיךָ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/21-13.htm">Psalm 21:13</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>cord, string <p>From <a href="/hebrew/3498.htm">yathar</a>; a cord (of a tent) (compare <a href="/hebrew/3499.htm">yether</a>) or the string (of a bow) -- cord, string. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3498.htm">yathar</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3499.htm">yether</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּ֝מֵֽיתָרֶ֗יךָ במיתריך וּמֵ֣יתְרֵיהֶ֔ם וּמֵֽיתְרֵיהֶֽם׃ ומיתריהם ומיתריהם׃ מֵֽיתְרֵיהֶ֔ם מֵֽיתָרַ֔יִךְ מֵֽיתָרָ֔יו מֵיתְרֵיהֶֽם׃ מֵיתָרַ֖י מֵיתָרָ֖יו מיתרי מיתריהם מיתריהם׃ מיתריו מיתריך bə·mê·ṯā·re·ḵā bemeitaReicha bəmêṯāreḵā mê·ṯā·ra·yiḵ mê·ṯā·rāw mê·ṯā·ray mê·ṯə·rê·hem meitaRai meitaRav meitaRayich meitereiHem meitreiHem mêṯārāw mêṯāray mêṯārayiḵ mêṯərêhem ū·mê·ṯə·rê·hem uMeitereiHem uMeitreiHem ūmêṯərêhem<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/35-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 35:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/35.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הֶחָצֵ֖ר וְאֶת־ <b> מֵיתְרֵיהֶֽם׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/35.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the court <span class="itali">and their cords;</span><br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/35.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the court, <span class="itali">and their cords,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/35-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the pegs of the court <span class="itali">and their cords</span><p><b><a href="/text/exodus/39-40.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 39:40</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הֶֽחָצֵ֔ר אֶת־ <b> מֵיתָרָ֖יו </b> וִיתֵדֹתֶ֑יהָ וְאֵ֗ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/39.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the court, <span class="itali">its cords</span> and its pegs<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/39.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> gate, <span class="itali">his cords,</span> and his pins,<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39-40.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the gate of the court <span class="itali">cords</span> pegs and all<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/3-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 3:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">סָבִ֑יב וְאֵת֙ <b> מֵֽיתָרָ֔יו </b> לְכֹ֖ל עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the altar, <span class="itali">and its cords,</span> according to all<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> round about, <span class="itali">and the cords</span> of it for all the service<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/3-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the altar is around <span class="itali">cords</span> to all the service<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/3-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 3:37</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֑ם וִיתֵדֹתָ֖ם <b> וּמֵֽיתְרֵיהֶֽם׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and their pegs <span class="itali">and their cords.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and their pins, <span class="itali">and their cords.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/3-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> their sockets and their pegs <span class="itali">and their cords</span><p><b><a href="/text/numbers/4-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 4:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">סָבִ֔יב וְאֵת֙ <b> מֵֽיתְרֵיהֶ֔ם </b> וְאֶֽת־ כָּל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the altar, <span class="itali">and their cords</span> and all<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> round about, <span class="itali">and their cords,</span> and all the instruments<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/4-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the altar is around <span class="itali">and their cords</span> and all the equipment<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/4-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 4:32</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֗ם וִֽיתֵדֹתָם֙ <b> וּמֵ֣יתְרֵיהֶ֔ם </b> לְכָל־ כְּלֵיהֶ֔ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and their pegs <span class="itali">and their cords,</span> with all<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and their pins, <span class="itali">and their cords,</span> with all their instruments,<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/4-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and their sockets and their pegs <span class="itali">and their cords</span> all their equipment<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/21-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 21:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תְּשִׁיתֵ֣מוֹ שֶׁ֑כֶם <b> בְּ֝מֵֽיתָרֶ֗יךָ </b> תְּכוֹנֵ֥ן עַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> You will aim <span class="itali">with Your bowstrings</span> at their faces.<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [when] thou shalt make ready <span class="itali">[thine arrows] upon thy strings</span> against the face<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/21-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will make their back <span class="itali">your bowstrings</span> will aim at<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/54-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 54:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/54.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תַּחְשֹׂ֑כִי הַאֲרִ֙יכִי֙ <b> מֵֽיתָרַ֔יִךְ </b> וִיתֵדֹתַ֖יִךְ חַזֵּֽקִי׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/54.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> not; Lengthen <span class="itali">your cords</span> And strengthen<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/54.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not, lengthen <span class="itali">thy cords,</span> and strengthen<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/54-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> spare Lengthen <span class="itali">your cords</span> your pegs and strengthen<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/10-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 10:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שֻׁדָּ֔ד וְכָל־ <b> מֵיתָרַ֖י </b> נִתָּ֑קוּ בָּנַ֤י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And all <span class="itali">my ropes</span> are broken;<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is spoiled, <span class="itali">and all my cords</span> are broken:<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/10-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is destroyed and all <span class="itali">my ropes</span> are broken my sons<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4340.htm">9 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4340.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4340<br>9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bemeitareicha_4340.htm">bə·mê·ṯā·re·ḵā — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/meitarai_4340.htm">mê·ṯā·ray — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/meitarav_4340.htm">mê·ṯā·rāw — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/meitarayich_4340.htm">mê·ṯā·ra·yiḵ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/meitereihem_4340.htm">mê·ṯə·rê·hem — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/meitreihem_4340.htm">mê·ṯə·rê·hem — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umeitereihem_4340.htm">ū·mê·ṯə·rê·hem — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umeitreihem_4340.htm">ū·mê·ṯə·rê·hem — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div 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