מֵ֥י — Genesis 36:39 Hebrew Word Study

מֵ֥י

𐤌𐤉

mey

Me-zahab

from מַיִם and זָהָב, water of gold; Me-Zahab, an Edomite; Mezahab.

Genesis 36:39 · Word #18

Lexicon `H4314`

Lemma	מֵי זָהָב
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤌𐤉 𐤆𐤄𐤁
Transliteration	Mêy Zâhâb
Strong's	H4314
In-context	Me-zahab

Morphology `HNp` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`p` — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 `H4325-16`

waters of

Root	מים (m-y-m)
Core Meanings	water, waters, fluid, flowing substance
Semantic Range	Literal waters (seas, rivers, springs), floodwaters, rainwater, ritual water, metaphorical chaos or danger, life-giving supply
Conceptual Significance	"Waters" in the Hebrew Bible signify both life and chaos: the primordial waters of creation, the waters of the Flood, sources of purification, and symbols of blessing or judgment. The construct form often marks specific bodies or qualities of water (e.g., "waters of strife," "waters of gold"), linking physical substance with theological meaning.
Morphological Notes	Common masculine plural noun in construct state; מַיִם is morphologically plural in form and takes plural agreement, though often functioning as a mass noun. The construct form מֵי governs a following noun ("waters of …").
Rendering Rationale	The form מֵי is the masculine plural construct of מַיִם ("waters"). The rendering "waters of" preserves both the plural sense inherent in the Hebrew form and the construct relationship indicated by the morphology (HNcmpc), which requires a following genitive complement.

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Words from Root מים (water, waters, fluid, flowing substance)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H4325-01`	bamayim	in the waters
`H4325-02`	bemayim	in waters
`H4325-03`	bemey	in the waters of
`H4325-04`	hamayemah	toward the waters
`H4325-05`	hamayim	the waters
`H4325-06`	kamayim	like waters
`H4325-07`	kemayim	like waters
`H4325-08`	khamayim	like the waters
`H4325-09`	lamayim	to the waters
`H4325-10`	lemayim	to waters
`H4325-11`	lemey	for the waters of
`H4325-12`	lemeymey	to the waters of
`H4325-15`	mayim	waters
`H4325-14`	mayim	waters
`H4325-13`	mayim	waters
`H4325-17`	mey	waters of
`H4325-18`	meymay	my waters
`H4325-19`	meymayv	his waters
`H4325-20`	meymey	waters of
`H4325-21`	meymeyha	her waters
`H4325-22`	meymeyhem	their waters
`H4325-23`	meymeykha	your waters
`H4325-24`	meymeynu	our waters
`H4325-25`	mimayim	from waters
`H4325-26`	mimeymey	from the waters of
`H4100-18`	my	waters-of
`H4325-27`	mymey	waters of
`H4325-28`	umayim	and waters
`H4325-29`	umey	and the waters of
`H4325-30`	umey	and the waters of
`H4325-31`	umeymay	and my waters
`H4325-32`	umeymeyhem	and the waters of them
`H4325-33`	umeymeykha	and your waters
`H4325-34`	umimey	and from the waters of
`H4325-35`	uvamayim	and in the waters
`H4325-36`	uvemayim	and in waters
`H4325-37`	vamayim	and waters
`H4325-38`	vehamayim	and the waters
`H4325-39`	vekhamayim	and like the waters
`H4325-40`	vemey	with waters of

Word Usage (4 occurrences of H4314)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 36:39	מֵ֥י	mey	Me-zahab
Genesis 36:39	זָהָֽב	zahav	zahab
1 Chronicles 1:50	מֵ֥י	mey	of Mei-
1 Chronicles 1:50	זָהָֽב	zahav	-zahab

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