Mayim — H4325

H4325 · Hebrew — מים

Pronunciation: mah'-yim

Definition

masculine noun

water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

  1. water, waters
    1. water
    2. water of the feet, urine
    3. of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.)

Usually translated as

water, piss, watering, watercourse, waterflood, wasting, waterspring

Origin

dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Mayim occurs 581 times in 524 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (46), Exodus (38), Leviticus (40), Numbers (36), Deuteronomy (20), Joshua (20), Judges (11), 1 Samuel (8), 2 Samuel (10), 1 Kings (17), 2 Kings (20), 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (4), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (10), Job (25), Psalms (49), Proverbs (14), Ecclesiastes (2), Song of Songs (3), Isaiah (52), Jeremiah (26), Lamentations (5), Ezekiel (40), Daniel (3), Hosea (3), Joel (2), Amos (5), Jonah (2), Micah (1), Nahum (3), Habakkuk (3), Zechariah (2)

Strong's Lexicon — M