What does מַיִם · ὕδωρ mean in the Bible?
מַיִם · ὕδωρ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "waters, flowing streams".
Hebrew · H4325, G5204
Mayim
Water ; figuratively, juice ; by euphemism, urine , semen · water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively
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מַיִם H4325 water ; figuratively, juice ; by euphemism, urine , semen
Pronunciation mayim
Foundational necessity moving from literal substance to bodily fluids; water as life-sustaining element throughout OT narrative and metaphor.
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ὕδωρ G5204 water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively
Pronunciation hýdōr
Water represents spiritual cleansing, divine truth, and life-giving grace in NT theological usage.
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What does mayim (mayim) mean in the Bible?
מַיִם · ὕδωρ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "waters, flowing streams".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4325, G5204?
H4325, G5204 is connected to 582 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. waters, flowing streams
Strong's H4325, G5204
Lexical occurrences 582 verses Source Gloss
waters, flowing streams
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain