Hebrew word study
יָם H3221
- Transliteration
- yâm
- Pronunciation
- yawm
- KJV glosses
- sea.
Lexical summary
{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}
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
{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}
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information