יָם / גַּלִּים
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 · something rolled , i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins ), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves )
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יָם H3220 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
גַּל H1530 something rolled , i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins ), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves )
What does יָם / גַּלִּים (yām / gallîm) mean in the Bible?
יָם · גַּל is a Hebrew word meaning "sea and waves".
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