יָם

yamNoun (Masculine)H3220

sea

From: from an unused root meaning to roar;

Short 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

Full Lexicon Entry

sea 1) sea 1a) Mediterranean b) Red c) Dead d) Sea of Galilee 1e) sea (general) 1f) mighty river (Nile) 1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) 1h) seaward, west, westward

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

321 times

Appears 321 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Ezk
52
Joshua
41
Exodus
28
Isaiah
28
Psalms
25

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 16:32
  • Exodus 15:4
  • Ezk 48:28
  • Jeremiah 50:42
  • Joshua 8:13

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.