לְ/מֵ֥י

𐤋/𐤌𐤉

lemey

to waters of

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

Joshua 16:1 · Word #7

Lexicon H4325

Lemmaמַיִם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤉𐤌
Transliterationmayim
Strong'sH4325
In-contextto waters of

Morphology HR/Ncmpc 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 c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H4325-11

for the waters of

Morphological NotesPreposition לְ ("to/for") + masculine plural construct noun מֵי from מַיִם. Though מַיִם is formally a dual/plural form, it often functions as a collective singular; in construct it becomes מֵי.
Rendering RationaleThe noun מֵי is the masculine plural construct form of מַיִם ("waters"), here preceded by the preposition לְ ("for/to"). Rendering it as "for the waters of" preserves the plural form and the construct relationship, indicating that it governs a following noun ("waters of …").

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Words from Root מים (water, flowing liquid, fluidity, abundance of liquid)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4325-01 bamayim in the waters
H4325-02 bemayim in waters
H4325-03 bemey in the 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

Bantu Hebrew

לְ/מֵ֥י (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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Word Meaning Language
Amenshi water Bemba
Mezi Water Lozi
Amanzi water Zulu