מַעְיָן (maʿyān) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning spring. It appears
23 times
in 12 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4599).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1613a)
Root family 1613: עַיִןʿayin — II, spring, fountain. (The ASV generally translates “fountain,” while the RSV uses the word “spring.” Both words, however, are similar in meaning.) Connection with ʿayin I uncertain