What does פֵּאָה · יָם mean in the Bible?
e. direction , region , extremity".
Hebrew · H6285, H3220
פְּאַת יָם
Properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction , region , extremity · 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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פֵּאָה H6285 properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction , region , extremity
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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What does פְּאַת יָם (pe'at yam) mean in the Bible?
פֵּאָה · יָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction , region , extremity".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6285, H3220?
H6285, H3220 is connected to 482 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction , region , extremity
Strong's H6285, H3220
Lexical occurrences 482 verses Source Gloss
properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction , region , extremity
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פְּאַת יָם is built from this root:
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