Hebrew - English Dictionary
H3220 - Sea
| Strong's No.: | H3220 |
| Hebrew: | יָם |
| Transliteration: | yâm |
| Phonetic: | yawm |
| Word Origin: | From an unused root meaning to roar |
| Bible Usage: | sea (X -faring {man} {[-shore]}) {south} west ({-ern} {side} -ward). |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article) the Mediterranean; sometimes a large {river} or an artificial basin; {locally} the {west} or (rarely) the south |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. sea a. Mediterranean Sea b. Red Sea c. Dead Sea d. Sea of Galilee e. sea (general) f. mighty river (Nile) g. the sea (the great basin in the temple court) h. seaward, west, westward |
| Bible References:
Sea |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
sea ( 285 )
seas ( 22 )
side ( 1 )
west ( 41 )
western ( 1 )
westward ( 21 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.