ra.viv denotes falling rain, pictured on grass and land, withheld in drought, and given from heaven.

The attested use concerns falling rain: it is compared with teaching on vegetation, described as withheld, attributed to the heavens, and pictured descending upon land. In Psalm 65:11 and Micah 5:6, the supplied translation does not clearly isolate the noun's contribution, so those verses do not establish a separate use.

1. Falling rain on land and vegetation · dominant

   The plural noun occurs in clauses about rain falling or being absent: in Deuteronomy 32:2 the APB renders teaching's descent with rain, dew, and precipitation upon grass and vegetation; in Jeremiah 3:3 it renders the precipitation as withheld; and in Jeremiah 14:22 it asks whether the heavens can give it. In Psalm 72:6 the APB renders a descent like rain upon the fleece and land. Psalm 65:11 and Micah 5:6 contain the same plural form, though the supplied APB wording does not make its particular contribution clear.

   Deuteronomy 32:2Jeremiah 14:22Jeremiah 3:3Psalm 72:6Psalm 65:11Micah 5:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: Where the clause is transparent, the APB uses rain-related wording such as "showers," "rain," and "showers that drip." Its "abundance" in Psalm 65:11 and its wording in Micah 5:6 cannot securely be assigned to this noun.