גשם

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גשם

/ɡaʃm/
/ˈɡeʃem/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Compare Ugaritic 𐎂𐎌𐎎 (gšm, “rain, downpour”) and Arabic سَجَم (sajam, “water, tear”). The sense "body" (and, by extension, "substance") is first attested in Aramaic parts of the Book of Daniel and later gained currency in Medieval Hebrew. This sense appears to represent a borrowing from Aramaic, for which compare Classical Syriac ܓܘܫܡܐ and confer Arabic جِسْم (jism).

noun גֶּשֶׁם · géshem · גְּשָׁמִים · גֶּשֶׁם־ · גִּשְׁמֵי־

rain וַיְהִ֥י הַגֶּ֖שֶׁם עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים י֔וֹם וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים לָֽיְלָה׃
Similar: מָטָר
Biblical shower, heavy rain
flood
Medieval body
substance

In English

rain condensed water from a cloud

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"גשם." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%92%D7%A9%D7%9D. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {גשם},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%92%D7%A9%D7%9D},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}