גִּשְׁמֵי זַעַף

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Rainstorms/ downpour/ torrential (stormy) rain

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Rainfalls descending with great strength and liable to cause damage to agriculture (זַעַף means anger).

(“He said: I did not ask for such rain, but for rains that fill cisterns, ditches, and caves. They began to fall with fury. He said: I did not ask for such rain, but for rains of favor, blessing, and generosity.” — Tractate Ta'anit 23a; and likewise: “Here they turned into rains of wrath and terror, until Honi’s disciples recoiled and said, it seems to us that ‘the rains are falling only to destroy the world,’ and he had to pray again that they should cease.” — Shevet HaLevi Responsa, Part IX, no. 148.)