לַ/מָּ֑יִם
𐤋/𐤌𐤉𐤌
mayim
to the waters
Primary meaning: water, the substance essential for life in liquid form. Used for natural bodies of water—such as rivers, springs, seas, rain—materials in or with water, or as an element in rituals. Secondarily, may serve as a metonym for abundance, chaos, or danger (e.g., 'waters' of the deep, flood, or destruction), and occasionally for bodily fluids in specific contexts (semen, urine). The term may stand for any potable or environmental water, from dew to ocean; its figurative usage points to aspects of fertility, life, and chaos.
maji "water" (Sukuma) · amazzi "water" (Luganda) · amanzi "water" (Tonga) +12 moreJeremiah 14:3 · Word #5
Lexicon H4325
| Lemma | מַיִם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤉𐤌 |
| Transliteration | mayim |
| Strong's | H4325 |
| Definition | Primary meaning: water, the substance essential for life in liquid form. Used for natural bodies of water—such as rivers, springs, seas, rain—materials in or with water, or as an element in rituals. Secondarily, may serve as a metonym for abundance, chaos, or danger (e.g., 'waters' of the deep, flood, or destruction), and occasionally for bodily fluids in specific contexts (semen, urine). The term may stand for any potable or environmental water, from dew to ocean; its figurative usage points to aspects of fertility, life, and chaos. |
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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to the waters |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4325-09
to the waters
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ (to/for) prefixed to masculine plural (formally dual) absolute noun מַיִם; functions as a collective noun though morphologically plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מַיִם denotes water as a flowing, life-sustaining substance, formally plural in shape. The prefixed לְ indicates direction or relation, yielding "to the waters," preserving both the preposition and the plural morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to water
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Standardized from "to the waters". Hebrew reads בֵּין מַיִם לָמָיִם (literally “between waters to waters”) with no definite article on the second מָיִם; the standard rendering “to water” preserves the original form and is not misleading. Rendering “to the waters” adds a definite article that the Hebrew does not require and is a stylistic, not grammatical, necessity—so standardize for consistency. |
Bantu Hebrew
לַ/מָּ֑יִם (mayim) — Primary meaning: water, the substance essential for life in liquid form. Used for natural bodies of water—such as rivers, springs, seas, rain—materials in or with water, or as an element in rituals. Secondarily, may serve as a metonym for abundance, chaos, or danger (e.g., 'waters' of the deep, flood, or destruction), and occasionally for bodily fluids in specific contexts (semen, urine). The term may stand for any potable or environmental water, from dew to ocean; its figurative usage points to aspects of fertility, life, and chaos.