how to say “a spring” in Hebrew
מַעְיָן
The common Hebrew name מַעְיָן – given mostly to girls but also to boys – means spring or well.
– given mostly to girls but also to boys – means spring or well.For example:
אֵזוֹר בֵּית שְׁאָן נִקְרָא “עֵמֶק הַמַּעְיָנוֹת.”
The Beit Shean region is called “The Valley of the Springs.”
A synonym of מעין is עַיִן – also the word for eye.
– also the word for eye.עין is typically used in the construct state, in phrases such as עֵין עָקֵב – Akev Spring (literally, Spring of Akev).
– Akev Spring (literally, Spring of Akev).