בַּ/מָּ֑יִם

𐤁/𐤌𐤉𐤌

bamayim

in water

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

Leviticus 8:21 · Word #6

Lexicon H4325

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

Morphology HRd/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 H4325-01

in the waters

Rootמים (m-y-m)
Core Meaningswater, flowing liquid, fluid substance, life-giving moisture, chaotic deep
Semantic Rangeliteral waters (seas, rivers, springs), floodwaters, subterranean waters, symbolic chaos waters, bodily fluids (by extension), life-sustaining moisture
Conceptual Significance"Waters" in the Hebrew Bible signify both life and threat: the primordial deep of creation, instruments of judgment (Flood, Sea), sources of purification, and essential sustenance. The plural form often evokes abundance, immensity, or untamed power.
Morphological NotesPreposition ב with assimilated definite article ("in the") + masculine plural noun absolute מַיִם. Though plural in form (historically dual), it frequently functions as a collective singular in meaning.
Rendering RationaleThe form combines the preposition ב ("in") with the definite article and the masculine plural noun מַיִם in the absolute state (Ncmpa). Although often treated as a mass noun in English, the Hebrew form is grammatically plural, so "in the waters" preserves both the morphology and the sense of a collective body of water.

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

Words from Root מים (water, flowing liquid, fluid substance, life-giving moisture, chaotic deep)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
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
H4325-34 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

בַּ/מָּ֑יִם (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