What does יָם (yām) mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H3221
יָם
Sea.
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יָםH3221
Pronunciationyām
What does יָם (yām) mean in the Bible?
יָם (yām) is a Hebrew word meaning "sea.".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3221?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include sea (1), the sea (1).
Where does יָם (yām) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 7:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itsea1×Daniel 7:2
the sea1×Daniel 7:3
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDaniel 7:2
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Daniel2
Source forms
יַמָּ֑א1xyam·māDaniel 7:3
לְיַמָּ֥א1xlə·yam·māDaniel 7:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular determinate1xDaniel 7:3
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular determinate1xDaniel 7:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. sea.
Source Gloss
sea.
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
BDB: sea Usage: sea.