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✡ Hebrew · Strong's H3220
H3220

יָם

yâm [yawm] Noun
Core meaninga sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew 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

KJV usage: sea (× -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
Etymology: from an unused root meaning to roar;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: sea (× -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward). sea (× -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).

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