מַי

ma.yimwater
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine579 occurrences33 books522 verses
This word comes from the name of Water Gate.

Definition

dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
Traditional renderings: piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).

Glossary entries

Water Gate

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

579 total
  1. Leviticus 6:28בַּמָּֽיִם׃ · with water
    The clay pot in which the sin offering is boiled must be broken; if it is boiled in a bronze pot, the pot must be scoured and rinsed with water.
  2. Leviticus 8:6בַּמָּֽיִם׃ · with water
    Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
  3. Leviticus 8:21בַּמָּ֑יִם · with water
    He washed the entrails and legs with water and burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  4. Leviticus 11:9 (2×)בַּמָּ֑יִם · in the water; בַּמַּ֗יִם
    Of all the creatures that live in the water, whether in the seas or in the streams, you may eat anything with fins and scales.
  5. Leviticus 11:10 (2×)הַמַּ֔יִם · in the water; בַּמָּ֑יִם
    But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales.
  6. Leviticus 11:12בַּמָּ֑יִם · in the water
    Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.
  7. Leviticus 11:32בַּמַּ֧יִם · must be rinsed with water
    When one of them dies and falls on something, that article becomes unclean; any article of wood, clothing, leather, sackcloth, or any implement used for work must be rinsed with water and will remain unclean until evening; then it will be clean.
  8. Leviticus 11:34מַ֖יִם · with water [from that pot]
    Any food coming into contact with water from that pot will be unclean, and any drink in such a container will be unclean.
  9. Leviticus 11:36מַ֖יִם · water
    Nevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.
  10. Leviticus 11:38מַ֙יִם֙ · water
    …but if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you.
  11. Leviticus 11:46בַּמָּ֑יִם · in the water
    This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.
  12. Leviticus 14:5מַ֥יִם · water
    Then the priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered over fresh water in a clay pot.
  13. Leviticus 14:6הַמַּ֥יִם · water
    And he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.
  14. Leviticus 14:8בַּמַּ֙יִם֙ · with water
    The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.
  15. Leviticus 14:9בַּמַּ֖יִם · with water
    On the seventh day he must shave off all his hair—his head, his beard, his eyebrows, and the rest of his hair. He must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and he will be clean.
  16. Leviticus 14:50מַ֥יִם · water
    …and he shall slaughter one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.
  17. Leviticus 14:51וּבַמַּ֖יִם · water
    Then he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
  18. Leviticus 14:52וּבַמַּ֖יִם · water
    And he shall cleanse the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet yarn.
  19. Leviticus 15:5בַּמַּ֖יִם · with water
    Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  20. Leviticus 15:6בַּמַּ֖יִם · with water
    Whoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  21. Leviticus 15:7בַּמַּ֖יִם · with water
    Whoever touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  22. Leviticus 15:8בַּמַּ֖יִם · with water
    If the man with the discharge spits on one who is clean, that person must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  23. Leviticus 15:10בַּמַּ֖יִם · with water
    Whoever touches anything that was under him will be unclean until evening, and whoever carries such things must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  24. Leviticus 15:11 (2×)בַּמָּ֑יִם · with water; בַּמַּ֖יִם · with water
    If the man with the discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands with water, the one who was touched must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  25. Leviticus 15:12בַּמָּֽיִם׃ · with water
    Any clay pot that the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must be rinsed with water.
  26. Leviticus 15:13בְּמַ֥יִם · water
    When the man has been cleansed from his discharge, he must count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe himself in fresh water, and he shall be clean.
  27. Leviticus 15:16בַּמַּ֛יִם · with water
    When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  28. Leviticus 15:17בַּמַּ֖יִם · with water
    Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen must be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.
  29. Leviticus 15:18בַמַּ֔יִם · with water
    If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening.
  30. Leviticus 15:21בַּמַּ֖יִם · with water
    …and anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  31. Leviticus 15:22בַּמַּ֖יִם · with water
    Whoever touches any furniture on which she was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  32. Leviticus 15:27בַּמַּ֖יִם · with water
    Anyone who touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
  33. Leviticus 16:4בַּמַּ֛יִם · with water
    He is to wear the sacred linen tunic, with linen undergarments. He must tie a linen sash around him and put on the linen turban. These are holy garments, and he must bathe himself with water before he wears them.
  34. Leviticus 16:24בַמַּ֙יִם֙ · with water
    He is to bathe himself with water in a holy place and put on his own clothes. Then he must go out and sacrifice his burnt offering and the people’s burnt offering to make atonement for himself and for the people.
  35. Leviticus 16:26בַּמָּ֑יִם · with water
    The man who released the goat as the scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp.
  36. Leviticus 16:28בַּמָּ֑יִם · with water
    The one who burns them must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water, and afterward he may reenter the camp.
  37. Leviticus 17:15בַּמַּ֛יִם · with water
    And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.
  38. Leviticus 22:6בַּמָּֽיִם׃ · with water
    …the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.
  39. Numbers 5:17 (2×)מַ֥יִם · water; הַמָּֽיִם׃ · the water
    Then he is to take some holy water in a clay jar and put some of the dust from the tabernacle floor into the water.
  40. Numbers 5:18מֵ֥י · water
    After the priest has the woman stand before the LORD, he is to let down her hair and place in her hands the grain offering of memorial, which is the grain offering for jealousy. The priest is to hold the bitter water that brings a curse.
  41. Numbers 5:19מִמֵּ֛י · water
    And he is to put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has slept with you and you have not gone astray and become defiled while under your husband’s authority, may you be immune to this bitter water that brings a curse.
  42. Numbers 5:22הַמַּ֨יִם · water
    May this water that brings a curse enter your stomach and cause your belly to swell and your thigh to shrivel.’ Then the woman is to say, ‘Amen, Amen.’
  43. Numbers 5:23מֵ֥י · water
    And the priest shall write these curses on a scroll and wash them off into the bitter water.
  44. Numbers 5:24 (2×)מֵ֥י · water; הַמַּ֥יִם · and it
    He is to have the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and it will enter her and may cause her bitter suffering.
  45. Numbers 5:26הַמָּֽיִם׃ · the water
    Then the priest is to take a handful of the grain offering as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar; after that he is to have the woman drink the water.