יָם
Strong's H3220
yâm
/yawm/
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
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H3220
- Hebrew
- יָם
- Transliteration
- yâm
- Pronunciation
- /yawm/
- KJV Translations
- 6 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full 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;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
sea (-faring man(-shore))southwest (-ernside-ward)
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