Help QuickNav Adv. Options
RSV

RSV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H4599 - maʿyān

Choose a new font size and typeface
מַעְיָן
Transliteration
maʿyān
Pronunciation
mah-yawn'
Listen
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From עַיִן (H5869) (as a denominative in the sense of a spring)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1613a

Strong’s Definitions

מַעְיָן maʻyân, mah-yawn'; or מַעְיְנוֹ maʻyᵉnôw; (Psalm 114:8), or (feminine) מַעְיָנָה maʻyânâh; from H5869 (as a denominative in the sense of a spring); a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction):—fountain, spring, well.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H4599 in the following manner: fountain (16x), well (5x), springs (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H4599 in the following manner: fountain (16x), well (5x), springs (2x).

  1. spring

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַעְיָן maʻyân, mah-yawn'; or מַעְיְנוֹ maʻyᵉnôw; (Psalm 114:8), or (feminine) מַעְיָנָה maʻyânâh; from H5869 (as a denominative in the sense of a spring); a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction):—fountain, spring, well.
STRONGS H4599: Abbreviations
† מַעְיָן noun masculineProverbs 8:24 spring; — absolute מ׳ Psalm 74:15 +; construct מַעְיַן 2 Kings 3:25 +, מַעְיְנוֺ Psalm 114:8 (Ges§ 90 n); 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; Joshua 18:15 (both P), Psalm 114:8, compare Proverbs 8:24; מַע׳ alone Isaiah 41:18; Leviticus 11:36 (P), Psalm 74:15; Psalm 104:10; 2 Chronicles 32:4, compare Joel 4:18 (in eschatological picture); in simile Proverbs 25:26; תְּהוֺם מ׳ Genesis 7:11; Genesis 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 חָתוּם מ׳ Songs 4:12, גַּנִּים מ׳; Songs 4:15; also Psalm 87:7 (si vera lectio; so De Che Du; Hup Bae We read form of מָעוֺן dwelling; הַיְשׁוּעָה מ׳ Isaiah 12:3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

7:11; 7:11; 8:2

Leviticus

11:36

Joshua

15:9; 18:15

1 Kings

18:5; 18:5

2 Kings

3:19; 3:19; 3:25; 3:25

2 Chronicles

32:4

Psalms

74:15; 74:15; 84:7; 87:7; 87:7; 104:10; 104:10; 114:8; 114:8

Proverbs

5:16; 5:16; 8:24; 8:24; 8:28; 25:26

Song of Songs

4:12; 4:15

Isaiah

12:3; 12:3; 41:18; 41:18

Hosea

13:15; 13:15

H4599

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4599 matches the Hebrew מַעְיָן (maʿyān),
which occurs 23 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:11 - In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:2 - the fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:36 - Nevertheless a spring or a cistern holding water shall be clean; but whatever touches their carcass shall be unclean.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:9 - then the boundary extends from the top of the mountain to the spring of the Waters of Nephto'ah, and from there to the cities of Mount Ephron; then the boundary bends round to Ba'alah (that is, Kir'iath-je'arim);

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:15 - And the southern side begins at the outskirts of Kir'iath-je'arim; and the boundary goes from there to Ephron, to the spring of the Waters of Nephto'ah;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:5 - And Ahab said to Obadi'ah, "Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the valleys; perhaps we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, and not lose some of the animals."

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 3:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:19 - and you shall conquer every fortified city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop up all springs of water, and ruin every good piece of land with stones."

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 3:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:25 - And they overthrew the cities, and on every good piece of land every man threw a stone, until it was covered; they stopped every spring of water, and felled all the good trees; till only its stones were left in Kir-har'eseth, and the slingers surrounded and conquered it.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:4 - A great many people were gathered, and they stopped all the springs and the brook that flowed through the land, saying, "Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?"

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:15 - Thou didst cleave open springs and brooks; thou didst dry up ever-flowing streams.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 84:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:6 - As they go through the valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 87:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 87:7 - Singers and dancers alike say, "All my springs are in you."

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:10 - Thou makest springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 114:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 114:8 - who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:16 - Should your springs be scattered abroad, streams of water in the streets?

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:24 - When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:26 - Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:12 - A garden locked is my sister, my bride, a garden locked, a fountain sealed.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:15 - a garden fountain, a well of living water, and flowing streams from Lebanon.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 12:3 - With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:18 - I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Hos 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:15 - Though he may flourish as the reed plant, the east wind, the wind of the LORD, shall come, rising from the wilderness; and his fountain shall dry up, his spring shall be parched; it shall strip his treasury of every precious thing.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:18 - "And in that day the mountains shall drip sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the stream beds of Judah shall flow with water; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of the LORD and water the valley of Shittim.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
RSV
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
RSV
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan