What does יָם · גַּל mean in the Bible?
יָם · גַּל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sea and waves".
Hebrew · H3220, H1530
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
Pronunciation yām
Represents cosmic chaos and divine boundary; the Mediterranean defines Israel's western limit and theological horizon.
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גַּל H1530 something rolled , i.e. a heap of stone or dung (plural ruins ), by analogy, a spring of water (plural waves )
Pronunciation gal
Rolling motion unifies disparate senses: heap (rolled together), wave (rolling water), spring (water rolling forth).
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What does יָם / גַּלִּים (yām / gallîm) mean in the Bible?
יָם · גַּל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sea and waves".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3220, H1530?
H3220, H1530 is connected to 430 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. sea and waves
Strong's H3220, H1530
Lexical occurrences 430 verses Source Gloss
sea and waves
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain