Maayan (מעיין) means spring in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
spring
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Maayan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בריכת מים שבקעו מתוך האדמה.
וַיִּסָּכְרוּ מַעְיְנֹת תְּהוֹם וַאֲרֻבֹּת הַשָּׁמָיִם; וַיִּכָּלֵא הַגֶּשֶׁם מִן־הַשָּׁמָיִם.
- 2שם פרטי לזכר או לנקבה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Maayan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַעְיָן
- Written without vowel points
- מעיין
- Said
- maayan
- Root
- ע־י־נ
- Pattern
- מַקְטָל
- Plural
- : מַעְיָנוֹת אוֹ מעְיָנִים
- Inflections
- ר': מַעְיָנוֹת אוֹ מעְיָנִים, נ"י: מַעְיַן־, נ"ר: מַעַיְנֵי־ אוֹ מַעְיְנוֹת־, כ': מַעְיָנוֹ, מַעְיָנָהּ; מַעְיְנוֹתֶיה אוֹ מַעַיְנֶיהָ, מַעְיְנוֹתַי אוֹ מַעַיְנַי
- Gematria
- 180
This is how Maayan is said in other languages.
- English
- spring
- Arabic
- عين
- Russian
- источник
- French
- source
- Spanish
- fuente
- German
- Quelle
- Yiddish
- קוואל
These words mean nearly the same as Maayan.
- עין
- מבועfountain
- גולה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Maayan.
The word Maayan is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מעיין איתן
- מעיין אכזב
- מעיין ארטזי
- מעיין הנעורים
- מעיין העתק
- מעיין חם
- מעיין קארסטי
- מעיין שכבה
- כמעיין המתגבר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Maayan comes from the root ע־י־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Maayan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Maayan.
What does Maayan (מעיין) mean in Hebrew?
Maayan (מעיין) means spring. It is said maayan, with the stress on yan.
What is a synonym for Maayan (מעיין)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Maayan (מעיין) are עין, מבוע, and גולה.
What rhymes with Maayan (מעיין)?
Words that rhyme with Maayan (מעיין) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Maayan (מעיין) masculine or feminine?
The word Maayan (מעיין) is a masculine noun, and its plural is : מַעְיָנוֹת אוֹ מעְיָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מעין of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.