Strong's H4599 · Hebrew
מַעְיָן
maʻyân · /mah-yawn'/
Definition
a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction)
KJV: fountain, spring, well.
Root / derivation: or מַעְיְנוֹ; (Psalm 114:8), or (feminine) מַעְיָנָה; from H5869 (עַיִן) (as a denominative in the sense of a spring);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מַעְיָן across 23 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
23 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis2 verses
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. windows: or, floodgates
Genesis 8:2The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
Joshua2 verses
And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:
Joshua 18:15And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjathjearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah:
2 Kings2 verses
And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones. mar: Heb. grieve
2 Kings 3:25And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it. only in: Heb. until he left its stones in Kirharaseth
Psalms5 verses
Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers. mighty: Heb. rivers of strength
Psalms 84:6Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. Baca: or, mulberry trees make him a well, etc filleth: Heb. covereth
Psalms 87:7As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.
Psalms 104:10He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. He: Heb. Who run: Heb. walk
Psalms 114:8Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
Proverbs3 verses
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
Proverbs 8:24When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
Proverbs 25:26A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Song of Solomon2 verses
Isaiah2 verses
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H4599 (maʻyân) mean?
a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction)
How many times does H4599 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H4599 (מַעְיָן) appears in 23 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “fountain.”
How is maʻyân translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H4599 is rendered as “fountain” (9×), “fountains” (7×), “wells” (3×), “springs” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word מַעְיָן come from?
or מַעְיְנוֹ; (Psalm 114:8), or (feminine) מַעְיָנָה; from H5869 (עַיִן) (as a denominative in the sense of a spring);