20 , 21 , 31 ; 31:23 (×2) (all P ), Ez 36:25 ( fig. ). b. of a river, Nile Ex 2:10 ; 4:9 (×2) ( J ), Je 2:18 etc.; Jordan Jos 3:8 ( D ), v 1 5, 16 (JE), etc.; Euphrates Is 8:7 ( fig. ), Je 2:18 ; Ezek.’s river Ez 47:1 (×2), 2 +, etc.; of streams, canals, etc., especially as condition of fertility Dt 8:7 ; 10:7 Is 1:30 Pr 30:16 2 K 3:17 +, etc. c. of sea Am 5:8 ; 9:6 ; Red Sea Ex 15:8 , 10 , 19 (song), 14:21 , 22 , 26 + ( P ), Jos 2:10 ( D ), etc. d. of flood Gn 7:7 , 10 ; 8:3 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 11 ( J ), 6:17 ; 7:6 , 17 , 18 (×2) 1 9; 8:5 ; 9:11 , 15 ( P ); so מֵי־נֹחַ Is 54:9 (×2) waters of Noah . e. subterranean Ex 20:4 ( E ), Dt 4:18 ; 5:8 , cf. Jb 26:5 ψ 136:6 . f. in clouds Je 10:13 Jb 26:8 ψ 29:3 (×2) 104: 3; 148:4 , etc. g. of rain Ju 5:4 2 S 21:10 Dt
11:11
ψ 65:10
Jb 5:10
(
||
מָטָר
), etc.
h.
of dew
Ju 6:38
.
i.
primæval
deep
Gn 1:2
,
6
(
P
).
2.
c.
nomm. pr.
loc.
(
q.v.
), to denote springs, streams, or seas belonging to, near, such places:
מֵימֵי מִצְרַיִם
Ex 7:1
9;
8:2
;
מֵי מְרִיבָה
(
v. supr.
1 a
);
מֵי מֵרֹום
Jos 11:
5,
7
;
מֵי עֵין־שֶׁמֶשׁ
Jos 15:
7;
מֵי נֶפְתֹּוחַ
15:
9;
18:15
;
מֵי יְרִיחֹו
16:
1;
מֵי מְגִּדֹּו
Ju 5:1
9;
מֵי נִמְרִ(יִ)ם
Is 15:6 Je 48:3
4;
מֵי דִימֹון
Is 15:
9;
cf.
מֵי הַשִּׁלֹּחַ
Is 8:
6;
מֵימֵי גִּיחֹון הָעֶלְיֹון
2 Ch 32:30
;
cf.
also
n.
pr.
loc.
מִשְׂרְפֹות מַיִּם
Jos 11:
8;
13:6
.
3.
special uses are:
מֵי רַגְלַיִם
water of the feet
=
urine
2 K 18:27
=
Is 36:1
2;
cf.
מַדְמֵנָה בְּמֵי
Is 25:10
Kt
in water of a dunghill
(
> Qr
בְּמֹו
);
מַיִם לַחַץ
water
(which is)
distress
, because drunk in imprisonment
1 K 22:27
(
||
לֶחֶם לַחַץ
)
=
2 Ch 18:2
6;
בְּמֵי־שָׁ˜לֶג
in snow-water
Jb 9:30
Qr
(
Kt
במו
;
Me Hoffm Siegfr
כְּמֹו
),
מֵימֵי שֶׁלֶג
24:1
9;
מַיִם קְדשִׁים
•Nu 5:17
holy water
(
cf.
RS
Sem
. 165, 2nd ed. 181
, but text dubious,
v. D
i);
מֵי הָמָּרִים
bitter water
•Nu 5:1
8,
19
,
23
,
24
;
cf.
Ex 15:23
(
בִּי מָרִים הֵם
),
opp.
וַיִּמְתְּקוּ הַמַּיִם
v
25
and the waters were sweetened;
מֵי חַטָּאת
,
מֵי נִדָּה
v. supr.
1 a
;
מַיִם חַיִּים
living
(i.e. running)
water
Lv 14:
5,
6
,
50
,
51
,
52 Nu 19:1
7, also
(fig
.)
Zc 14:8
(
cf.
Ez 4
7), and (
fig.
)
Je 2:13
;
17:13
. See also
infr.
(
cf.
Nu 21:1
7,
18
;
v. RS
Sem
. i. 127, 157; 2nd ed. 135, 176
).
4.
among
fig.
uses are:
a.
of danger or distress
Is 43:2
ψ 66:12
;
69:2 La 3:5
4; usually
many waters
2 S 22:17
=
ψ 18:17
,
cf.
Jb 22:11
ψ 32:6
;
144:7
, or
deep waters
ψ 69:3
,
15 , cf. v 1 6; also מֵי־רֹאשׁ water of gall Je 8:1 4; 9:14 ; 23:15 . b. פֶּרֶץ מַיִם 2 S 5:20 = 1 Ch 14:11 of outbursting force. c. מַיִם שְׁאֹון Is 17:1 2, 13 or rushing nations. d. of what is impetuous, violent, overwhelming Is 28:2 , 17 Ho 10:7 Jb 27:20 ψ 124:4 , 5 ; 88:18 ; sim. of impetuousness פַּחַז כַּמַּיִם Gn 49: 4. e. (as running away) of heart in timidity Jos 7:5 , cf. ψ 22:15 , of knees Ez 7:17 ; 21:12 . f. of transitoriness Jb 11:16 ; 24:18 ψ 58:8 . g. of refreshment Is 32:2 ; 49:10 ; spiritual 12:3 .
h.
מֵי מְנֻחֹות
ψ 23:2
in
fig.
of rest and peace,
cf.
Je 31:
9.
i.
of reckless bloodshed
loc. local, locality. Kt K ethibh .
Me A. Merx. Siegfr C. Siegfried.