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Hebrew · H3220, H1864, H3423

יָם וְדָרוֹם יְרָשָׁה

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 · the south ; poet. the south wind · to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize , to rob , to inherit ; also to expel , to impoverish , to ruin

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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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דָּרוֹם H1864 the south ; poet. the south wind
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יָרַשׁ H3423 to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize , to rob , to inherit ; also to expel , to impoverish , to ruin
Pronunciation yāraš
To seize land by displacing inhabitants; theologically central to Israel's covenant possession of Canaan
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What does יָם וְדָרוֹם יְרָשָׁה (yām wĕdārôm yĕrāšâ) mean in the Bible?

יָם · דָּרוֹם · יָרַשׁ is a Hebrew phrase 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".

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What does יָם · דָּרוֹם · יָרַשׁ mean in the Bible?

יָם · דָּרוֹם · יָרַשׁ is a Hebrew phrase 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".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3220, H1864, H3423?

H3220, H1864, H3423 is connected to 645 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. 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

Strong's H3220, H1864, H3423
Lexical occurrences 645 verses

Source Gloss

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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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

112 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: OSHB — CC BY 4.0
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