Yâm — H3221

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

Usually translated as

sea

Origin

(Aramaic) corresponding to H3220

• Yâm (H3220)

Occurrences

Yâm occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Daniel (2)

• Daniel 7:2 — Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea (לְיַמָּ֥א).
• Daniel 7:3 — And four great beasts came up from the sea (יַמָּ֑א), diverse one from another.