מַבּוּל
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. Torrential rain (Very Intensive rain)
2. flood (an overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water)
Pronunciation
mabúl
Examples13
בדרכי הַבַּיְתָה תָּפַס אוֹתִי מַבּוּל.
I was caught in a shower on my way home.
הִתְחִיל לָרֶדֶת גֶּשֶׁם כְּמוֹ מַבּוּל.
It began to rain cats and dogs.
לָאַחֲרוֹנָה היה בשְׁכוּנָה שֶׁלִּי מַבּוּל שֶׁל פריצות.
There has been a rash of burglaries in my neighborhood.
אַלְפֵי בָּתִּים נֶהֶרְסוּ במַבּוּל.
Thousands of homes were destroyed by the flood.
הַמַּבּוּל הָיָה עָצוּם.
The flood was massive.
יוֹרֵד מַבּוּל.
It is raining cats and dogs.