מַעְיָ֣ן
𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤍
maeyan
a spring
or מַעְיְנוֹ; (Psalm 114:8), or (feminine) מַעְיָנָה; from עַיִן (as a denominative in the sense of a spring); a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction); fountain, spring, well.
Proverbs 25:26 · Word #1
Lexicon H4599
| Lemma | מַעְיָן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤍 |
| Transliteration | maʻyân |
| Strong's | H4599 |
| In-context | a spring |
Morphology HNcmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H4599-02
a wellspring
| Root | עין (ʿ-y-n) |
| Core Meanings | eye, spring, well, source, visible opening |
| Semantic Range | spring, fountain, well, natural water source, figurative source of life, blessing, wisdom, or satisfaction |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical thought, a מַעְיָן represents life-giving provision in arid lands and becomes a powerful metaphor for YHWH as the sustaining source of life, wisdom, and salvation. It evokes imagery of divine abundance, covenant blessing, and spiritual refreshment. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine singular noun (absolute or construct). Derived as a denominative formation from עין, conveying the sense of a spring as an 'eye' of water. |
| Rendering Rationale | מַעְיָן is a masculine singular noun derived from עין ("eye"), used metaphorically for an opening in the ground from which water "wells up." The rendering "a wellspring" preserves both the imagery of water emerging from a visible source (an 'eye' of water) and the singular masculine form indicated by the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root עין (eye, spring, well, source, visible opening)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H6046-01 |
anem | Two-Springs |
H5869-01 |
ayanot | eye-springs |
|
ayin | eye |
H5869-02 |
baayin | in the spring-eye |
H5869-03 |
beayin | in an eye |
H5869-04 |
beeynav | in his eyes |
H5869-05 |
beeynay | in my eyes |
H5869-06 |
beeynayikhe | in your eyes (feminine singular) |
H5869-07 |
beeynayv | in his eyes |
H5869-08 |
beeyney | in the eyes of |
H5869-09 |
beeyneyha | in her eyes |
H5869-10 |
beeyneyhem | in the eyes of them |
H5869-11 |
beeyneyhen | in their (feminine) eyes |
H5869-12 |
beeyneykha | in your eyes (masculine singular) |
H5869-13 |
beeyneykhem | in the sight of your (masculine plural) eyes |
H5869-14 |
beeyneynu | in our eyes |
H5869-15 |
beeyni | in my eye |
H5869-16 |
beeyno | in his eye |
H454-01 |
eleyehoeynay | My-Eyes-Are-Toward-YHWH |
H454-02 |
eleyoeynay | My-eyes-are-toward-YHWH |
H5869-17 |
eney | eyes of |
H5869-18 |
eynah | her eye |
H5881-01 |
eynan | Eye-Bearer (masculine singular proper name) |
|
eynan | Eyes-One (masculine proper name) |
H5869-19 |
eynay | my eyes |
H5869-20 |
eynayikhe | your (feminine singular) eyes |
H5869-21 |
eynayim | two eyes |
H5869-22 |
eynayv | his two eyes |
H369-05 |
eynekha | your eye |
|
eynekha | your eye |
H5869-23 |
eynekhe | your (feminine singular) eye |
H369-07 |
eynemo | their two eyes |
H5869-24 |
eyney | the two eyes of |
H5869-25 |
eyneyha | her two eyes |
H5869-26 |
eyneyhem | their eyes |
H5869-27 |
eyneykha | your two eyes (addressing you, masculine singular) |
H5869-28 |
eyneykhem | your eyes |
H5869-29 |
eyneynu | our two eyes |
H5869-30 |
eyni | my eye |
H5869-31 |
eyno | his eye |
H5869-32 |
eynot | eyes (springs) of |
H5869-33 |
haayanot | the eye-springs |
H5869-34 |
haayenah | toward the spring-eye |
H5869-35 |
haayin | the eye |
H5869-36 |
haeyney | the two eyes of |
H4599-01 |
hamaeyanot | the wellsprings |
H5869-37 |
inot | springs of |
H5870-01 |
keayeney | like the eyes of |
H5869-38 |
keeyn | like an eye of |
H5869-39 |
keeyney | as the eyes of |
H5869-40 |
kheeyney | like the two eyes of |
H5869-41 |
laayin | to an eye (feminine singular) |
H5869-42 |
laeynayim | to the two eyes |
H5869-43 |
leeynay | to my eyes |
H5869-44 |
leeynayim | for a pair of eyes |
H5869-45 |
leeynayv | to his eyes |
H5869-46 |
leeyney | to the eyes of |
H5869-47 |
leeyneyhem | to their eyes |
H5869-48 |
leeyneykha | before your eyes |
H5869-49 |
leeyneykhem | to your eyes (you men) |
H5869-50 |
leeyneynu | to our eyes |
H4599-03 |
maeyanot | wellsprings |
H4599-04 |
maeyeney | springs of |
H4599-05 |
maeyenot | wellsprings of |
|
maeyenoteykha | your wellsprings |
H5869-51 |
meeynay | from my eyes |
H5869-52 |
meeynayikhe | from your two eyes |
H5869-53 |
meeynayv | from his eyes |
H5869-54 |
meeyney | from the eyes of |
H5869-55 |
meeyneykha | from your eyes |
H4599-06 |
mimaayeney | from springs of |
H5869-56 |
uleeyney | and to the eyes of |
H5869-57 |
uveeyney | and in the eyes of |
H5869-58 |
veayin | and an eye |
H454-03 |
veeleyoeynay | and My-Eyes-are-toward-YHWH-El |
H462-01 |
veelienay | and My-God-is-my-Eyes |
H5869-59 |
veeynay | in my eyes |
H5869-60 |
veeynayikhe | and your two eyes |
H5869-61 |
veeynayim | and two eyes |
H5869-62 |
veeynayv | and his two eyes |
H5869-63 |
veeynekhem | and your eyes |
H5869-64 |
veeyney | and the two eyes of |
H5869-65 |
veeyneyhem | in their eyes |
H5869-66 |
veeyneyhu | and his eyes |
H5869-67 |
veeyneykha | and your eyes |
H5869-68 |
veeyneykhem | in your (masculine plural) eyes |
H5869-69 |
veeyneynu | and our eyes / in our eyes |
H5869-70 |
veeyni | and my eye |
H5869-71 |
veeyno | and his eye |
|
vehaeynam | and the Two-Springs |
H5869-72 |
vynv | in his eye |
H5869-73 |
yntm | their eyes |
H5869-74 |
ynv | his eye |
H5869-75 |
ynykhm | your eyes (masculine plural) |
H5869-76 |
ynyv | his eyes |
Word Usage (23 occurrences of H4599)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 7:11 | מַעְיְנֹת֙ | maeyenot | fountains |
| Genesis 8:2 | מַעְיְנֹ֣ת | maeyenot | fountains |
| Leviticus 11:36 | מַעְיָ֥ן | maeyan | a spring |