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title: יָרָה — throw · The Tanakh dictionary
description: יָרָה (4175), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 2 times: throw. BDB 1906: n.m. (early) rain. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# יָרָה

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«יָרָה» in the Tanakh dictionary: **throw** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 2 times · **Key:** 4175 · **BDB:** מוֹרֶה

### Glosses

archers (2)

### Meaning (OSHB)

throw [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1497/4175/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.m. (early) rain [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1497/4175/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.m. ψ 84:7 (early) rain (cf. יוֹרֶה);—Jo 2:23 (‖ גֶּשֶׁם, מַלְקוֹשׁ) v 23 (del. We), ψ 84:7.

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Why these entries: BDB: another headword, part of speech agrees, 0 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (13 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech differs, 0 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (8 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «יָרָה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1497/4175/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[1 Samuel 31:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA.31.3/)

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וַתִּכְבַּ֤ד הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל וַיִּמְצָאֻ֥הוּ הַמּוֹרִ֖ים אֲנָשִׁ֣ים בַּקָּ֑שֶׁת וַיָּ֥חֶל מְאֹ֖ד מֵהַמּוֹרִֽים׃

*Word for word:* and it.was.heavy the battle against Saul and they found.him the archers men with the bow and he.was.in.severe.pain exceedingly from the archers

*JPS 1917:* And the battle went sore against Saul, an the archers overtook him; and he was in great anguish by reason of the archers.

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[2 Samuel 11:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.11.24/)

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וַיֹּר֨וּ הַמּוֹרִ֤ים אֶל־עֲבָדֶ֙ךָ֙ מֵעַ֣ל הַחוֹמָ֔ה וַיָּמ֖וּתוּ מֵעַבְדֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְגַ֗ם עַבְדְּךָ֛ אוּרִיָּ֥ה הַחִתִּ֖י מֵֽת׃ס

*Word for word:* and they.shot.arrows the archers to servants your from on the wall and they.have.died some of.the.servants of the.king and also servant your Uriah the Hittite he.has.died

*JPS 1917:* And the shooters shot at thy servants from off the wall; and some of the king's servants are dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.'

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