Strong’s H3220
יָם — yâm
יָם (yâm, Strong’s H3220) means: 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 artif.
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
- H3220
- /yawm/
- 396× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- yâm
- Pronunciation
- yawm
- Occurrences
- 396
Meaning
- Hebrew
- יָם
- 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
- Derivation
- from an unused root meaning to roar;
- King James Version renders it as
- sea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
Words derived from yâm
- אֲבִיָּם ʼĂbîyâmH38 · Abijam · 5×
- יָם yâmH3221 · a sea or large body of water · 2×
- סוּף ÇûwphH5489 · the Reed · 1×
Where it appears
The first verses that use yâm (396 times in all).
Sources
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