Mesorat%20hashas for Taanit 18:12

ומנוקבות הן ככברה ובאות ומחשרות מים על גבי קרקע שנאמר (שמואל ב כב, יב) חשרת מים עבי שחקים ואין בין טיפה לטיפה אלא כמלא נימא ללמדך שגדול יום הגשמים כיום שנבראו בו שמים וארץ)

they are perforated like a sieve and they slowly distil [mehashroth] waters on the ground. as it is said, Distilling [hashroth] of waters, thick clouds of the skies;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' II Sam. XXII, 12. E.V. 'Gathering waters etc. '.');">¹⁰</span> there is but one hand-breadth space between one drop and another, in order to teach you that the day on which rain falls is as great as the day whereon heaven and earth were created, as it is said, Who doeth great things past finding out;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Job V, 9.');">¹¹</span>

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