Lexicon
אֶלְגָּבִישׁ
el.ga.vish
H0417
H:N-M Hebrew

hail

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Occurrences
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Hebrew
Language

el.ga.vish denotes hailstones falling with destructive storms in prophetic scenes.

The term is used consistently for hailstones within storm imagery: they fall against a whitewashed structure in Ezekiel 13:11, are released to destroy it in Ezekiel 13:13, and are rained upon a hostile company in Ezekiel 38:22.

Senses in use

  1. Hailstones in destructive storm scenes · dominant

    In Ezekiel 13:11 and Ezekiel 13:13, the masculine singular absolute form occurs with overflowing rain and a stormy wind directed against a whitewashed structure; the APB renders the clauses with “hailstones will fall” and “hailstones in wrath to destroy it.” In Ezekiel 38:22, the same form appears among the things rained upon him, his bands, and the peoples with him; the APB renders “hailstones, fire, and brimstone.”

In the Anselm Paraphrase: Across Ezekiel 13:11, Ezekiel 13:13, and Ezekiel 38:22, the APB presents the storm element as “hailstones.” Because the paraphrase is not word-aligned, this rendering confirms the clauses' overall imagery rather than isolating the term mechanically.

Across Scripture