What does פַּחַז · מַיִם mean in the Bible?
פַּחַז · מַיִם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "unstable as water".
Hebrew · H6349, H4325
פַּחַז כַּמַּיִם
Ebullition , i.e. froth (figuratively, lust) · water ; figuratively, juice ; by euphemism, urine , semen
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פַּחַז H6349 ebullition , i.e. froth (figuratively, lust)
Pronunciation paḥaz
Frothy, unstable excess — captures both literal foam and figurative wantonness or reckless lust
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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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What does פַּחַז כַּמַּיִם (pachaz ka-mayim) mean in the Bible?
פַּחַז · מַיִם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "unstable as water".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6349, H4325?
H6349, H4325 is connected to 583 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. unstable as water
Strong's H6349, H4325
Lexical occurrences 583 verses Source Gloss
unstable as water
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פַּחַז כַּמַּיִם is built from this root:
פָּחַז H6348
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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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain