hail
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.
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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.