H4325 – mayim – מַיִם – water
- Strong’s ID:
- H4325
- Hebrew Word:
- מַיִם
- Transliteration:
- mayim
- Pronunciation:
- mah’-yim
- Part of Speech:
- masculine noun
- Etymology:
- dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
- Equivalents:
- G5204, water
- Usage Count:
- 582
- Search:
- Find “mayim” in the Bible (Old Testament)
Equip God’s People Hebrew Lexicon
water
Word Picture:
The Hebrew word “mayim” simply means “water.” However, its significance is deeply intertwined with both life-sustaining and life-taking properties, given its necessity for survival and its chaotic, often destructive, force in nature and the flood.
Water is also used metaphorically in the Bible to express concepts like Torah (teaching) or wisdom, which, like water, nourish and sustain spiritual life. The Psalms often depict the soul thirsting for God as one thirsts for water.
Moreover, in prophetic literature, the absence of water or the transformation of fruitful lands into deserts often signifies divine judgment or spiritual barrenness.
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Strong’s Hebrew Lexicon
dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen:— + piss, wasting, water(-ing, [-course, -flood, -spring]).