מָֽיִם

𐤌𐤉𐤌

mayim-2

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

Isaiah 48:21 · Word #12

Lexicon H4325

Lemmaמַיִם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤉𐤌
Transliterationmayim
Strong'sH4325
In-contextwaters

Morphology HNcmpa 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 H4325-13

waters

Rootמים (m-y-m)
Core Meaningswater, flowing liquid, liquid mass, life-giving fluid
Semantic Rangeliteral water (seas, rivers, rain), subterranean waters, floods, springs, bodily fluids (urine, semen), juice, metaphorical chaos or overwhelming forces
Conceptual Significance"Waters" in the Hebrew Bible signify both life and chaos: they are the primordial deep over which Elohim rules (Genesis 1), the source of sustenance and blessing, and at times instruments of judgment (the Flood, the Sea). Control over the waters demonstrates divine sovereignty and creative authority.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine plural noun in absolute state (HNcmpa). Though dual in form, it functions as a plural noun and lacks a regular singular in Biblical Hebrew.
Rendering RationaleThe form מַיִם is a masculine plural absolute noun (historically a dual form) and therefore is rendered "waters" to preserve its plural morphology. Although often functioning as a collective singular in English, the Hebrew form is grammatically plural and frequently evokes a mass or expanse of waters rather than a single unit.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root מים (water, flowing liquid, liquid mass, life-giving fluid)

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
H4325-14 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
H4325-34 vehamayim and the 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

מָֽיִם (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)).

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Mezi Water Lozi
Amanzi water Zulu
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