יָם (yâm) — Sea
Hebrew word study: יָם (yâm), Strong's H3220. a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, o
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
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
KJV translation words: sea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
Strong's H3220 is tagged on 396 words in 339 verses across 35 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:10 and last appears in Zechariah 14:8.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 339)
- Genesis 1:10 — יַמִּים — seas
- Genesis 1:22 — בַּיַּמִּים — in the seas
- Genesis 1:26 — הַיָּם — the sea
- Genesis 1:28 — הַיָּם — the sea
- Genesis 9:2 — הַיָּם — the sea
- Genesis 12:8 — מִיָּם — was from the west
- Genesis 13:14 — וָיָמָּה — and west -ward
- Genesis 14:3 — יָם — is the Sea of
- Genesis 22:17 — הַיָּם — the sea
- Genesis 28:14 — יָמָּה — west -ward
- Genesis 32:12 — הַיָּם — the sea
- Genesis 41:49 — הַיָּם — the sea
- Genesis 49:13 — יַמִּים — the seas
- Exodus 10:19 — יָם — west
- Exodus 13:18 — יַם — the sea of
- Exodus 14:2 — הַיָּם — the sea
- Exodus 14:9 — הַיָּם — the sea
- Exodus 14:16 — הַיָּם — the sea
- Exodus 14:21 — הַיָּם — the sea
- Exodus 14:22 — הַיָּם — the sea
- Exodus 14:23 — הַיָּם — the sea
- Exodus 14:26 — הַיָּם — the sea
- Exodus 14:27 — הַיָּם — the sea
- Exodus 14:28 — בַּיָּם — in the sea
- Exodus 14:29 — הַיָּם — the sea
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H38 אֲבִיָּם (ʼĂbîyâm), H3221 יָם (yâm), H5489 סוּף (Çûwph).
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Frequently asked questions
What does yâm (H3220) mean?
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.
How is H3220 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H3220 as: sea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward)..
How often does יָם (yâm) appear?
Strong's H3220 is tagged on 396 words in 339 verses across 35 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:10 and last appears in Zechariah 14:8.
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