וְ/הַ/מַּ֗יִם
𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤉𐤌
vehamayim
And the waters
dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Amenshi "water" (Bemba) · Mezi "Water" (Lozi) · Amanzi "water" (Zulu)H4325
Genesis 7:19 · Word #1
Lexicon H4325
| Lemma | מַיִם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤉𐤌 |
| Transliteration | mayim |
| Strong's | H4325 |
| In-context | And the waters |
Morphology HC/Td/Ncmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H4325-34
and the waters
| Root | מים (m-y-m) |
| Core Meanings | water, flowing liquid, fluid substance, that which moves or spreads |
| Semantic Range | literal water; seas, rivers, springs; rain; floodwaters; bodily fluids (urine, semen); metaphorical forces of chaos, abundance, or cleansing |
| Conceptual Significance | "Waters" in the Hebrew Bible signify both life and chaos—sources of sustenance and fertility, yet also symbols of primordial disorder and judgment (e.g., the Flood, the Sea). They frequently mark boundaries of creation, purification, and divine power over disorder. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + definite article הַ + noun מַיִם; common masculine plural absolute (dual form used with plural meaning). Though morphologically plural, it often functions as a collective singular in sense. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מַיִם is a masculine plural (formally dual) absolute noun with the definite article and prefixed conjunction, yielding "and the waters." The plural form is preserved in English, and the conjunction וְ and article הַ are explicitly represented as "and the." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root מים (water, flowing liquid, fluid substance, that which moves or spreads)
| 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 |
H4325-13 |
mayim | waters |
H4325-14 |
mey | waters of |
H4325-15 |
meymay | my waters |
H4325-16 |
meymayv | his waters |
H4325-17 |
meymey | waters of |
H4325-18 |
meymeyha | her waters |
H4325-19 |
meymeyhem | their waters |
H4325-20 |
meymeykha | your waters |
H4325-21 |
meymeynu | our waters |
H4325-22 |
mimayim | from waters |
H4325-23 |
mimeymey | from the waters of |
H4325-24 |
mymey | waters of |
H4325-25 |
umayim | and waters |
H4325-26 |
umey | and the waters of |
H4325-27 |
umeymay | and my waters |
H4325-28 |
umeymeyhem | and the waters of them |
H4325-29 |
umeymeykha | and your waters |
H4325-30 |
umimey | and from the waters of |
H4325-31 |
uvamayim | and in the waters |
H4325-32 |
uvemayim | and in waters |
H4325-33 |
vamayim | and waters |
H4325-35 |
vekhamayim | and like the waters |
H4325-36 |
vemey | with waters of |
Word Usage (582 occurrences of H4325)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 1:2 | הַ/מָּֽיִם | hamayim | the waters |
| Genesis 1:6 | הַ/מָּ֑יִם | hamayim | the waters |
| Genesis 1:6 | מַ֖יִם | mayim | waters |
Niger-Congo Hebrew
וְ/הַ/מַּ֗יִם (mayim) — dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).