מַי mayim

Hebrew word for “water” · Strong’s H4325 · used 581 times in 524 verses

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Meaning

1) water, waters; 1a) water; 1b) water of the feet, urine; 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.)

Senses in the lexicon

• water (576)
• Water (Gate) (5)

How it is translated

Glosses given for mayim in context, with how often each is used:

• water 322
• waters 230
• like water 16
• like waters 5
• water towards 2
• water of feet 2
• some of the water 1
• any of the water 1
• will be in waters 1
• like the waters 1

Where it is used

Also in 21 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Leviticus 15 (14), Numbers 19 (9), Numbers 20 (9), Ezekiel 47 (9), Genesis 1 (8), Genesis 7 (8), Genesis 8 (8), Leviticus 11 (8), Numbers 5 (8), Exodus 7 (7)

Forms

• מים 244
• המים 96
• במים 64
• מי 54
• ומים 22
• כמים 21
• ובמים 9
• מימי 8
• למים 7
• והמים 7

Words used with it

Words that share verses with mayim more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• שָׁתָה shatah “to drink” 61
• רָחַץ rachats “to wash” 41
• יָם yam “sea” 48
• לֶחֶם lechem “food” 41
• עַד ad “till” 51
• אָכַל akhal “to eat” 42
• רַב rav “many” 36
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 48
• יָצָא yatsa “to come out” 42
• כָּבַס kavas “to wash” 21
• נָהָר nahar “river” 23
• עֵץ ets “tree” 28

Key verses

The verses using mayim that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Psalms 1:3 — And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he…
• Psalms 63:1 — [A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.] O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for…
• Isaiah 8:7 — Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come…
• Isaiah 41:17 — When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake…
• Isaiah 43:2 — When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt…
• Isaiah 44:3 — For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
• Isaiah 48:1 — Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and…
• Isaiah 50:2 — Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to…
• Isaiah 55:1 — Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without…
• Jeremiah 2:13 — For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no…
• Jeremiah 31:9 — They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall…
• Ezekiel 36:25 — Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.