- Original: יורה - Transliteration: Yowreh - Phonetic: yo-reh' - Definition: 1. early rain, autumn shower a. rain which falls in Palestine from late October until early December - Origin: active participle of H3384 - TWOT entry: 910a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Active participle of H3384 ; sprinkling; hence a sprinkling (or autumnal showers): - first rain former [rain]. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • former, 1 Jeremiah 5:24 • rain, 2 Deuteronomy 11:14; Hosea 6:3