tempest, foul weather, winter

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Winters in Palestine are short, lasting from December till February

(Song of Sol. 2:11¹¹For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; (Song of Solomon 2:11)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

See SEASONS.

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

5494 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

χειμών

Transliteration:

cheimon

Phonic:

khi-mone’

Meaning:

from a derivative of χέω (to pour; akin to the base of 5490 through the idea of a channel), meaning a storm (as pouring rain); by implication, the rainy season, i.e. winter

KJV Usage:

tempest, foul weather, winter