יָם
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
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What does יָם (yām) mean in the Bible?
יָם (yām) is a Hebrew word meaning "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 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 BDB: sea Usage: sea (× -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
Meaning
Represents cosmic chaos and divine boundary; the Mediterranean defines Israel's western limit and theological horizon.
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 BDB: sea Usage: sea (× -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
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