מַיִם

Water

MA-yim

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About “Water” in Hebrew

Water holds profound significance in a region where it has always been scarce. The Torah is metaphorically called mayim chayim (living water), and the mikveh (ritual bath) uses water for spiritual purification. In Israel, water conservation is a national priority that has driven world-leading innovations in desalination and drip irrigation technology.

Example

הַמַּיִם הֵם מָקוֹר הַחַיִּים.

Water is the source of life.

Gematria of “Water” (מים)

In Hebrew numerology (gematria), each letter has a numerical value. The word מים (MA-yim) has a gematria value of 650.

40מ+

10י+

600ם

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“Water” in the Bible

Verses from the Torah and Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) mentioning “water”.

Amos 4:8עמוס 4:8

ונעו שתים שלש ערים אל עיר אחת לשתות מים ולא ישבעו ולא שבתם עדי נאם יהוה

So two or three towns would wander To a single town to drink water, But their thirst would not be slaked. Yet you did not turn back to Me —declares GOD.

Amos 5:8עמוס 5:8

עשה כימה וכסיל והפך לבקר צלמות ויום לילה החשיך הקורא למי הים וישפכם על פני הארץ יהוה שמו

Who made the Pleiades and Orion, Who turns deep darkness into dawn And darkens day into night, Who summons the waters of the sea And pours them out upon the earth— Whose name is GOD !

Amos 5:24עמוס 5:24

ויגל כמים משפט וצדקה כנחל איתן

But let justice well up like water, Righteousness like an unfailing stream.

English translation: THE JPS TANAKH, Revised Edition (2023) © Jewish Publication Society, via Sefaria. CC BY-NC 4.0

This word starts with the Hebrew letter mem.