H3220

Hebrew Lexicon Entry

Original

יָם

Transliteration

yâm

Testament

Old Testament

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

Etymology & Derivation

from an unused root meaning to roar;

Related Entries

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H3221

יָם

yâm

{a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; somet
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H5489

סוּף

Çûwph

the Reed (Sea)
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H38

אֲבִיָּם

ʼĂbîyâm

Abijam (or Abijah), a king of Judah

English Translations (KJV)

sea 400x
west 69x
westward 26x
seas 25x
western 1x

5 English word(s) are translated from H3220 in the King James Bible, appearing a total of 521 times.

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