What does מַיִם · רַב mean in the Bible?
מַיִם · רַב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "great waters, many waters".
Hebrew · H4325, H7227
מַיִם רַבִּים
Water ; figuratively, juice ; by euphemism, urine , semen · abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
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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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רַב H7227 abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
Pronunciation rabbim
Abundance across multiple dimensions (quantity, quality, rank, time); often implies authority or leadership capacity.
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What does מַיִם רַבִּים (mayim rabbîm) mean in the Bible?
מַיִם · רַב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "great waters, many waters".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4325, H7227?
H4325, H7227 is connected to 1,043 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. great waters, many waters
Strong's H4325, H7227
Lexical occurrences 1,043 verses Source Gloss
great waters, many waters
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Cross-Language Connections
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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