King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER H4599
Transliteration: mayan or mayeno or mayanah
Phonetic Spelling: (mah-yawn')
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: a spring
Meaning: a fountain, a source
Word Summary
mayan or mayeno or mayanah: a spring
Original Word: מַעְיָןTransliteration: mayan or mayeno or mayanah
Phonetic Spelling: (mah-yawn')
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: a spring
Meaning: a fountain, a source
Strong's Concordance
fountain, spring, well Or ma ynow (Psa. 114:8) {mah-yen-o'}; or (feminine) ma yanah {mah-yaw-naw'}; from ayin (as a denominative in the sense of a spring); a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction) -- fountain, spring, well.
see HEBREW ayin
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H4599. mayan
or mayeno or mayanah מַעְיָן noun masculineProverbs 8:24 spring; — absolute ׳מ Psalm 74:15 +; construct מַעְיַן 2 Kings 3:25 +, מַעְיְנוֺ Psalm 114:8 (Ges§ 90n); suffix מַעְיָנוֺ Hosea 13:15; plural מַעְיָנוֺת Isaiah 41:18 +, מַעְיָנִים Psalm 104:10; construct מַעְיְנוֺת Genesis 7:11 +, מַעְיְנֵי 1 Kings 18:5; 2 Kings 3:19, מַעַיְנֵי Isaiah 12:3; suffix מַעְיָנִי Psalm 87:7 (but see below), מַעְיְנֹתֶיךָ Proverbs 5:16; — spring, construct before מַיִם 1 Kings 18:5; 2 Kings 3:19, 25; Joshua 15:9; 18:15 (both P), Psalm 114:8, compare Proverbs 8:24; ׳מַע alone Isaiah 41:18; Leviticus 11:36 (P), Psalm 74:15; 104:10; 2 Chronicles 32:4, compare Joel 4:18 (in eschatological picture); in simile Proverbs 25:26; ׳מ תְּהוֺם Genesis 7:11; 8:2 (compare Proverbs 8:28); figurative of source of happiness, enjoyment Hosea 13:15 ("" מְקוֺרוֺ Psalm 84:7; Proverbs 5:16 (of wife, see Toy), compare ׳מ חָתוּם Song of Solomon 4:12, ׳מ גַּנִּים; 4:15; also Psalm 87:7 (si vera lectio; so De Che Du; Hup Bae We read form of מָעוֺן dwelling; ׳מ הַיְשׁוּעָה Isaiah 12:3.
I. [עִיף] = II. עוּף q. v. for עֵיפַי עֵיפָה, etc.