מים
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| מ־י־ם (m-y-m) |
From Proto-Semitic *māy-. Compare Aramaic מַיָּא (mayyā), Arabic مَاء (māʔ).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /majm/
Noun[edit]
מַיִם • (máyim) m pl (plural construct מֵי־, Biblical Hebrew pausal form מָיִם)
- (plural only) water
Usage notes[edit]
- The construct form מֵימֵי־ also occurs.
Derived terms[edit]
- בּוֹר מַיִם (bor máyim)
- מַפַּל מַיִם
- מֵי גְּבִינָה
- מֵי חַמְצָן (mé chamtsán)
- מֵימִי (meymí)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- H4325 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- “מים” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading[edit]
מים on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
