בָּרָד
ba.rad
hail
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "בָּרָד" (ba.rad) is a term that refers to hail. Its definition is straightforward, indicating a form of precipitation characterized by small, hard balls of ice. This word appears 29 times in the Bible, demonstrating its significance in the ancient Hebrew worldview. The frequency of its occurrence suggests that hail was a notable and potentially impactful weather phenomenon in the region. Its usage is not limited to describing weather patterns, but also serves as a metaphorical expression, such as in the context of divine judgment or punishment. This dual nature of the word highlights the importance of understanding the cultural and environmental context in which it was used. The significance of "בָּרָד" lies in its ability to convey a sense of intensity and severity, whether referring to a literal storm or a metaphorical consequence. Its consistent appearance in the biblical text underscores its importance as a symbol of God's power and wrath, as well as a reminder of the unpredictability and fragility of human existence.
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Occurrences in Scripture
29 total occurrences across the text
Have you entered the treasuries of the snow, or have you seen the treasures of the hail,
Psalms 18:12At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire.
Psalms 18:13Yahweh also thundered in the sky. The Most High uttered his voice: hailstones and coals of fire.
Psalms 78:47He destroyed their vines with hail, their sycamore fig trees with frost.
Psalms 78:48He gave over their livestock also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
Psalms 105:32He gave them hail for rain, with lightning in their land.
Psalms 148:8lightning and hail, snow and clouds; stormy wind, fulfilling his word;
Isaiah 28:2Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one. Like a storm of hail, a destroying storm, and like a storm of mighty waters overflowing, he will cast them down to the earth with his hand.
Isaiah 28:17I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plumb line. The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters will overflow the hiding place.
Isaiah 30:30Yahweh will cause his glorious voice to be heard, and will show the descent of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and the flame of a devouring fire, with a blast, storm, and hailstones.
Haggai 2:17I struck you with blight, mildew, and hail in all the work of your hands; yet you didn’t turn to me,’ says Yahweh.
Exodus 9:26Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, there was no hail.
Exodus 9:28Pray to Yahweh; for there has been enough of mighty thunderings and hail. I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.”
Exodus 9:18Behold, tomorrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as has not been in Egypt since the day it was founded even until now.
Exodus 9:19Now therefore command that all of your livestock and all that you have in the field be brought into shelter. The hail will come down on every man and animal that is found in the field, and isn’t brought home, and they will die.” ’ ”
Exodus 9:22Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, on man, and on animal, and on every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.”
Exodus 9:23Moses stretched out his rod toward the heavens, and Yahweh sent thunder and hail; and lightning flashed down to the earth. Yahweh rained hail on the land of Egypt.
Exodus 9:23Moses stretched out his rod toward the heavens, and Yahweh sent thunder and hail; and lightning flashed down to the earth. Yahweh rained hail on the land of Egypt.
Exodus 9:24So there was very severe hail, and lightning mixed with the hail, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
Exodus 9:24So there was very severe hail, and lightning mixed with the hail, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
Exodus 9:25The hail struck throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and animal; and the hail struck every herb of the field, and broke every tree of the field.
Exodus 9:25The hail struck throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and animal; and the hail struck every herb of the field, and broke every tree of the field.
Exodus 9:29Moses said to him, “As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands to Yahweh. The thunders shall cease, and there will not be any more hail; that you may know that the earth is Yahweh’s.
Exodus 9:33Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread out his hands to Yahweh; and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured on the earth.
Exodus 9:34When Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders had ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.
Exodus 10:5and they shall cover the surface of the earth, so that one won’t be able to see the earth. They shall eat the residue of that which has escaped, which remains to you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which grows for you out of the field.
Exodus 10:12Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up on the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail has left.”
Exodus 10:15For they covered the surface of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened, and they ate every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left. There remained nothing green, either tree or herb of the field, through all the land of Egypt.
Joshua 10:11As they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth Horon, Yahweh hurled down great stones from the sky on them to Azekah, and they died. There were more who died from the hailstones than those whom the children of Israel killed with the sword.