Bor hamayim (בור המים) means water receptacle in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בּוֹר הַמַּיִם
bor hamayim
noun · masculine
In English
water receptacle
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bor hamayim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותמין מכל או כלי קיבול גדול למי שתייה בספינת סוחר.
The word Bor hamayim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בּוֹר הַמַּיִם
- Written without vowel points
- בור המים
- Said
- bor hamayim
- Plural
- בּוֹרוֹת הַמַּיִם
- Inflections
- ר' בּוֹרוֹת הַמַּיִם
- Gematria
- 303
This is how Bor hamayim is said in other languages.
- English
- water receptacle
These words mean nearly the same as Bor hamayim.
- בית המים
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These words come before and after Bor hamayim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bor hamayim.
What does Bor hamayim (בור המים) mean in Hebrew?
Bor hamayim (בור המים) means water receptacle. It is said bor hamayim, with the stress on ma.
What is a synonym for Bor hamayim (בור המים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bor hamayim (בור המים) are בית המים.
Is Bor hamayim (בור המים) masculine or feminine?
The word Bor hamayim (בור המים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בּוֹרוֹת הַמַּיִם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בור המים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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