מֵ֣י

𐤌𐤉

mey

water 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

Numbers 21:22 · Word #9

Lexicon H4325

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

Morphology HNcmpc 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 H4325-14

waters of

Rootמים (m-y-m)
Core Meaningswater, flowing liquid, fluid, life-giving moisture
Semantic Rangeliteral waters (seas, rivers, springs, rain), floodwaters, subterranean waters, juices or liquids, and by euphemism bodily fluids
Conceptual Significance"Waters" in the Hebrew Bible signify both life and chaos—life-giving provision in creation and sustenance, yet also destructive forces in the Flood and the Sea. They mark boundaries in creation, serve in purification, and symbolize both judgment and renewal.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine plural noun in construct state (HNcmpc). Though morphologically plural (historically dual), מַיִם functions as a pluralia tantum and takes plural agreement; מֵי marks the construct form.
Rendering Rationaleמֵי is the masculine plural construct form of מַיִם, a plural/dual noun meaning "waters." The rendering "waters of" preserves the plural form and clearly reflects its construct state, indicating that it governs a following noun ("waters of …").

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

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
H4325-15 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

מֵ֣י (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