Know the Word.

Hebrew word

maʻyân

mah-yawn'

מַעְיָן

What it means

a fountain, figuratively, a source

a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction)

Where it comes from

or מַעְיְנוֹ; (Psalm 114:8), or (feminine) מַעְיָנָה; from ʻayin (עַיִן) (as a denominative in the sense of a spring)

How the King James translates it

  • fountain9
  • fountains7
  • wells3
  • well2
  • springs1

Every place it appears 22

Genesis7:118:2
Leviticus11:36
Joshua15:918:15
1 Kings18:5
2 Kings3:193:25
2 Chronicles32:4
Song of Solomon4:124:15
Isaiah12:341:18
Hosea13:15
Joel3:18
maʻyân — Hebrew word meaning “a fountain, figuratively, a sou”