Hebrew · H4325, H8478, H776 · unreviewed

מַיִם מִתַּחַת לָאָרֶץ

Water ; figuratively, juice ; by euphemism, urine , semen · the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc. · the earth (at large, or partitively a land )

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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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תַּחַת H8478 the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.
Pronunciation tachtav
Spatial foundation shifting to substitution: beneath becomes "in place of" or "instead of" through positional logic.
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אֶרֶץ H776 the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
Pronunciation erets
Physical ground and soil extend metaphorically to inhabited territory, nation, and cosmic order under divine rule.
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What does מַיִם מִתַּחַת לָאָרֶץ (mayim mittachat la'arets) mean in the Bible?

מַיִם · תַּחַת · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew word meaning "water ; figuratively, juice ; by euphemism, urine , semen".

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Meaning

water ; figuratively, juice ; by euphemism, urine , semen
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