H3220Hebrewyyām
יָם
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south
393
Total Occurrences
35
Books
393
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Strong’s Definition
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south
Etymology & Derivation
from an unused root meaning to roar;
KJV Usage
sea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
Detailed Definition
From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.
- 1.sea
- 2.mediterranean sea
- 3.red sea
- 4.dead sea
- 5.sea of galilee
- 6.sea (generally)
- 7.mighty river (nile)
- 8.the sea (the great basin in the temple court)
- 9.seaward, west, westward
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: yâm; Pronunciation: yawm