The meaning of “יָם”
Understanding yâm reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
sea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward). - a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body ...
יָם
sea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward). - 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 1) sea 1a) Mediterranean Sea 1b) Red Sea 1c) Dead Sea 1d) Sea of Galilee 1e) sea (general) 1f) mighty river (Nile) 1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) 1h) seaward, west, westward
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 13:14 | “And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:” Word: יָם (yâm) | |
| 1 Samuel 13:5 | “And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth–aven.” Word: יָם (yâm) | |
| Nehemiah 9:9 | “And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;” Word: יָם (yâm) | |
| Jeremiah 47:7 | “How can it be quiet, seeing the Lord hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it. ” Word: יָם (yâm) | |
| Jonah 1:12 | “And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.” Word: יָם (yâm) |