FOUNTAIN
(a) Heb. “bor”, abyss, well, translated “fountain” in Jer. 6:7.
(b) Heb. “mabbua”, “fountain” in Ecclesiastes 12:6; in Is. 35:7 it is translated “springs of water,” and in Is. 49:10 “springs of water.”
(c) Heb. “ayin”, lit., eye, and from there, orifice through which water flows (Gen. 16:7; 2 Chron. 32:3; Neh. 2:14; 3:15; 12:37; Pr. . 8:28).
(d) Heb. “mayan” (from “ayin”), Gen. 7:11; 8:2; Josh. 8:15; 2 Kings 3:19, 25; 2 Chron. 32:4; Ps. 74:15; 84:6; 87:7; 104:10; 114:8; Cnt. 4:12, 15; Isaiah 12:3; Jl. 3:18);
(e) “maqor”, perpetual fountain, Prov. 25:26; You. 13:15; Jer. 2:13; 9:1, “fountain of tears.”
(f) Gr. “pëgë,” used as “fountain of blood” in Mark 5:29.
Fountains are a notable feature of the land of Israel, which is described as “a land of streams, waters, fountains, and springs gushing forth in plains and mountains” (Deut. 8:7).
The fountain of living water symbolizes the permanent and inexhaustible spiritual blessings that come to us from the very presence of God (Ps. 36:9, 10; John 4:14; Rev. 7:17; 21:6).