Yâm — H3220

H3220 · Hebrew — ים

Pronunciation: yawm

Definition

masculine noun

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

  1. sea
    1. Mediterranean Sea
    2. Red Sea
    3. Dead Sea
    4. Sea of Galilee
    5. sea (general)
    6. mighty river (Nile)
    7. the sea (the great basin in the temple court)
    8. seaward, west, westward

Usually translated as

sea, west, westward, south, western, seafaring man, seashore

Origin

from an unused root meaning to roar

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Yâm occurs 396 times in 339 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (13), Exodus (28), Leviticus (2), Numbers (17), Deuteronomy (12), Joshua (41), Judges (3), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (13), 2 Kings (4), 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (10), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (3), Esther (1), Job (12), Psalms (35), Proverbs (3), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (29), Jeremiah (17), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (52), Daniel (2), Hosea (3), Joel (1), Amos (4), Jonah (8), Micah (2), Nahum (2), Habakkuk (4), Zephaniah (3), Haggai (1), Zechariah (5)

Strong's Lexicon — Y