H1258 H1258
And it shall hail (denominal verb from 'barad'/hail, describing future judgment)
This verb appears in Isaiah 32:19, in a prophecy about coming judgment: 'And it shall hail when the forest falls' (u-varad beredet ha-ya'ar). The verb is denominative, formed from the noun 'barad' (hail), meaning 'to hail' or 'to come down as hail.' Isaiah uses hail as a weapon of divine judgment, similar to the plague of hail in Exodus. The forest likely represents proud human power that God will bring low. The unusual verb form emphasizes the suddenness and violence of hailstorm judgment.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A Qal waw-consecutive perfect verb meaning 'and it shall hail,' formed from the noun 'barad' (hail). In Isaiah 32:19, it appears in a judgment oracle where God brings down the forest (symbolizing proud enemies) with devastating hailstorm. The denominative verb (noun → verb) is rare, occurring only here. Multilingual renderings (granizará 'it will hail,' it-shall-hail) capture the future judgment sense. The hail weapon recalls Exodus plagues and Joshua 10:11, where God fights for Israel with hailstones. 1×
AR["وَ-يَبْرُدُ"]·ben["ও-শিলা-বৃষ্টি"]·DE["[וברד]"]·EN["And-it-shall-hail"]·FR["[וברד]"]·heb["ו-ברד"]·HI["और-ओले"]·ID["Dan-hujan-es"]·IT["[וברד]"]·jav["lan-udan-es"]·KO["그리고-우박이-칠-것이다"]·PT["E-choverá-granizo"]·RU["И-будет-град"]·ES["y-granizará"]·SW["Na-mvua-ya-mawe"]·TR["Ve-dolu"]·urd["اور-اولے"]
Related Senses
H4325 1. water, waters (582×)H6965b 1. Qal: to rise, arise, get up (432×)H2091 1. gold (the metal) (389×)H0068 1. stone, rock (material/object) (267×)H5178a 1. bronze/copper as metal (131×)H6083 1. dust, dry earth, soil (108×)H8313 1. burn, set fire to (94×)H2734 1. anger was kindled (82×)G5204 1. water (80×)H2822 1. darkness, absence of light (80×)G5457 1. light (illumination) (71×)G0450 1. rise, stand up (physical) (69×)H6965b 2. Qal: to stand firm, endure, be valid (50×)H6999a 2. burn sacrifice on altar (Hifil) (45×)H5553 1. rock, cliff (physical feature) (43×)H6965b 4. Hifil: to establish, confirm (covenant/kingdom/word) (40×)H1197a 1. burn, be on fire (39×)H4306 1. rain, showers (38×)H1653 1. rain, precipitation (34×)G4655 1. darkness (30×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† בָּרַד vb.denom. hail, וּבָרַד בְּרֶדֶת הַיָּ֑עַר consec. Is 32:19 it shall hail.