Hebrew semantic word

מַעְיָן

Transliteration: ma`yan

2 lexical sense(s); 23 exact STEP occurrence token(s).

Lexical senses and semantic domains

Sense 1: spring

= an opening in the earth that gives access to the subterranean water which either comes to the surface or can be drawn from it; ≈ its water is regarded as a source of blessing

Semantic domains for this sense

Advanced source details
Sense ID
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004189-01
Source
ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence
CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references
22 (22 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record
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Sense 2: spring (symbolizing semen)

= process by which water flows from a spring; ≈ only used figuratively to refer to human semen flowing from the body

Semantic domains for this sense

  • Flow Same Semantic Domain
Advanced source details
Sense ID
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004189-02
Source
ubs_hebrew_dictionary
Licence
CC-BY-SA-4.0
Source-linked references
1 (1 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
Source-exact record
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Related words and biblical concepts

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Advanced record identity
Lemma ID
SDBC-HEB-LEMMA-004189
Page model version
1.0
Direction
rtl
Domain policy
Sense-specific only; no lemma-level union
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