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may מַי ‘water’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)

may n, m
1) water, waters
 1a) water
 1b) water of the feet, urine
 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.)

Mentioned in Genesis 26:18, 49:4, 21:25, 21:14, 8:8, 8:13, 26:32, 1:9, 8:5, 21:15, 37:24, 24:13, 24:32, 43:24, 7:7, 8:9, 8:11, 24:11, 24:43, 1:2, 1:6, 1:7, 1:10, 1:20, 1:21, 1:22, 8:1, 21:19, 7:20, 24:17, 26:20, 6:17, 7:17, 7:6, 7:10, 7:18, 7:19, 7:24, 8:3, 8:7, 9:11, 9:15, 30:38, 26:19, 16:7, 18:4 Exodus 7:19, 15:10, 29:4, 30:18, 30:20, 40:7, 40:12, 40:30, 7:20, 8:2, 4:9, 14:28, 15:27, 17:1, 12:9, 34:28, 7:15, 8:16, 14:26, 15:22, 15:25, 23:25, 2:10, 7:17, 17:2, 17:3, 15:8, 7:21, 20:4, 32:20, 7:18, 14:21, 15:19, 14:22, 15:23, 14:29, 17:6, 7:24 Codex Leviticus 16:4, 14:8, 8:6, 11:32, 14:6, 14:51, 14:52, 17:15, 14:5, 14:50, 16:26, 16:28, 8:21, 11:10, 11:12, 15:5, 15:16, 15:18, 11:36, 11:9, 11:34, 22:6, 6:21, 11:46, 1:9, 1:13, 15:6, 15:10, 15:11, 15:12, 15:17, 15:22, 14:9, 16:24, 15:7, 15:8, 15:13, 15:21, 15:27, 11:38 Numbers 24:7, 19:13, 19:18, 24:6, 20:2, 20:8, 20:10, 20:24, 5:26, 19:7, 33:9, 20:5, 20:19, 21:5, 5:19, 5:27, 19:9, 19:20, 31:23, 5:17, 5:23, 19:17, 5:22, 33:14, 21:16, 20:17, 21:22, 5:18, 5:24, 20:13, 27:14, 19:8, 20:11, 8:7, 19:19, 19:21 Deuteronomy 11:4, 9:9, 4:18, 33:8, 8:15, 2:6, 2:28, 9:18, 12:16, 12:24, 14:9, 15:23, 8:7, 23:12, 23:5, 5:8, 10:7, 11:11, 29:10, 32:51 Joshua 4:7, 3:16, 3:13, 7:5, 4:18, 9:21, 9:27, 11:5, 15:7, 15:9, 18:15, 4:23, 9:23, 3:8, 15:19, 2:10, 5:1, 3:15, 11:7, 16:1, 19:46 Judges 5:25, 5:4, 5:19, 7:6, 7:24, 4:19, 7:4, 7:5, 15:19, 1:15, 6:38 1 Samuel 26:16, 25:11, 26:12, 30:11, 30:12, 7:6, 9:11, 26:11 2 Samuel 23:16, 17:20, 23:15, 17:21, 5:20, 21:10, 12:27, 14:14, 22:12, 22:17 1 Kings 13:22, 14:15, 18:38, 18:13, 18:5, 18:4, 13:8, 13:9, 13:16, 13:17, 13:18, 13:19, 19:6, 22:27, 17:10, 18:34, 18:35 2 Kings 3:19, 3:25, 5:12, 2:19, 6:5, 6:22, 3:22, 3:9, 3:20, 2:8, 2:14, 3:11, 18:31, 2:21, 2:22, 3:17, 19:24, 20:20, 8:15 Isaiah 41:17, 19:8, 14:23, 35:7, 41:18, 3:1, 15:9, 8:7, 28:2, 30:20, 35:6, 8:6, 1:30, 44:12, 50:2, 55:1, 32:2, 36:16, 18:2, 22:11, 48:1, 33:16, 43:16, 44:24, 37:25, 43:2, 11:9, 21:14, 40:12, 54:9, 30:14, 64:1, 58:11, 32:20, 22:9, 51:10, 43:20, 44:4, 48:21, 63:12, 28:17, 44:3, 30:25, 23:3, 17:13, 57:20, 25:10, 15:6, 17:12, 1:22, 19:5, 12:3, 49:10 Jeremiah 31:9, 46:8, 51:55, 14:3, 47:2, 10:13, 51:13, 51:16, 13:1, 50:38, 38:6, 41:12, 15:18, 9:14, 23:15, 8:14, 48:34, 18:14, 17:13, 2:18, 2:13, 8:23, 17:8, 6:7, 46:7, 9:17 Ezekiel 32:13, 31:15, 26:12, 4:16, 12:18, 31:14, 32:2, 12:19, 21:12, 24:3, 26:19, 32:14, 17:8, 43:2, 4:17, 47:3, 31:4, 31:7, 47:1, 47:2, 47:8, 47:9, 47:19, 48:28, 47:4, 47:5, 19:10, 31:5, 17:5, 31:16, 1:24, 16:4, 27:26, 34:18, 36:25, 47:12, 7:17, 16:9, 4:11, 27:34 Hosea 2:7, 5:10, 10:7 Joel 1:20, 4:18 Amos 9:6, 8:11, 4:8, 5:24, 5:8 Jonah 3:7, 2:6 Micah 1:4 Nahum 2:9, 3:8, 3:14 Habakkuk 2:14, 3:15, 3:10 Zechariah 14:8, 9:11 Psalms 107:35, 114:8, 93:4, 33:7, 124:4, 124:5, 106:11, 69:16, 42:2, 69:3, 79:3, 69:15, 29:3, 63:2, 32:6, 65:10, 69:2, 77:17, 78:20, 66:12, 107:23, 77:18, 18:16, 136:6, 1:3, 148:4, 105:29, 74:13, 109:18, 81:8, 144:7, 78:13, 46:4, 147:18, 22:15, 58:8, 77:20, 23:2, 104:3, 105:41, 73:10, 104:6, 18:12, 88:18, 78:16, 119:136, 106:32, 18:17, 107:33 Proverbs 27:19, 8:24, 18:4, 20:5, 25:21, 30:16, 30:4, 8:29, 25:25, 21:1, 5:15, 17:14, 9:17, 5:16 Job 14:19, 38:30, 36:27, 22:11, 26:10, 14:11, 8:11, 34:7, 15:16, 37:10, 29:19, 9:30, 3:24, 5:10, 12:15, 24:18, 11:16, 27:20, 26:8, 24:19, 26:5, 14:9, 38:34, 22:7, 28:25 Song of Songs 8:7, 5:12, 4:15 Lamentations 2:19, 1:16, 3:54, 5:4, 3:48 Ecclesiastes 2:6, 11:1 Daniel 12:6, 12:7, 1:12 Ezra 10:6 Nehemiah 9:11, 8:3, 4:17, 8:1, 8:16, 13:2, 9:15, 12:37, 3:26, 9:20 1 Chronicles 11:18, 11:17, 14:11 2 Chronicles 18:26, 32:4, 32:3, 32:30

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