Snow Precipitation

† שֶׁ֫לֶג n.m.Is 55:10 snow;—abs. שׁ׳ Is 1:18 +, שָׁ֑לֶג Ex 4:6 +; cstr. שֶׁ֫לֶג Je 18:14;—snow, 2 S 23:20 (יוֹם הַשּׁ׳) = 1 Ch 11:22, Jb 6:16; 37:6 (‖ גֶּשֶׁם מָטָר), ψ 147:16; 148:8 (+ אֵשׁ, בָּרָד, קִיטוֹר); מֵימֵי שׁ׳ Jb 24:19, cf. 9:30 Qr (בְּמֵי, בְּמוֹ De Di Bu al., snow as purifying; v. also [מַי]); poet. אֹצְרוֹת שׁ׳ 38:22 (‖ א׳ בָּרָד; symb. of cold Pr 31:21; as moistening, fertilizing Is 55:10 (‖ גֶּשֶׁם); on mountains, fig. of normal habit, שׁ׳ לְבָנוֹן Je 18:14; sim. of whiteness, of leprosy Ex 4:6 (J), Nu 12:10 (E), 2 K 5:27; c. מִן comp., of fair skin La 4:7 (‖ חָלָב); sim. of sins, כַּשּׁ׳ יַלְבִּינוּ Is 1:18, cf. ψ 51:9 (מִן comp.); sim. of refreshment Pr 25:13 (drink cooled by snow, v. reff. in De Toy), of the unfitting כַּשּׁ׳ בַּקַיִץ 26:1 (‖ מָטָר).—On snow in Pal. v. NicolHast. DB snow.

† II. כְּפוֹר n.m. hoar frost (NH id.)—כ׳ ψ 147:16; כְּפֹר Ex 16:14 (P), Jb 38:29.

χιών, όνος, ἡ: (see. entry near the end):— snow, in Refs 8th c.BC+ mostly of fallen snow, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐπὶ χιόνι πεσούσῃ Refs 5th c.BC+; also of falling snow, ὥς τε νιφάδες χιόνος πίπτωσι θαμειαί thick fall the snow-flakes, Refs 8th c.BC+ __II snow-water, 'ice-coldwater, Θρῄκην χιόνι.. κατάρρυτον Refs 5th c.BC+; used to cool wine, εἰ χιών ἐστ᾽ ὠνία Refs 5th c.BC+: rare in plural, Refs 4th c.BC+. [ῐ by nature, ῑ Epic dialect for the sake of meter] (Cf. Sanskrit himás 'cold, winter', Latin hiems, Avest. zyam- 'winter', etc.)

† [שָׁלַג] vb.denom. Hiph. snow;—Impf. 3 fs. תַּשְׁלֵג (Ges§ 109 k), impers ψ 68:15 it snows on Ṣalmon (meaning obscure).

† תְּלַג n.[m.] snow (𝔗 Syriac; BH שֶׁלֶג);—abs.ת׳ Dn 7:9 (sim.).