יָם

yamsea
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine396 occurrences35 books339 verses
This word comes from the name of Mount Ephron.

Definition

from an unused root meaning to roar; 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
Traditional renderings: sea (× -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).

Glossary entries

Ephron (Place)

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

396 total
  1. Joshua 11:4הַיָּ֖ם
    So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots.
  2. Joshua 12:3 (3×)יָ֨ם · of the Sea; יָ֣ם · the Sea; יָם־ · (the Salt Sea
    …as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
  3. Joshua 12:7יָ֔מָּה · to the west
    And these are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (according to the allotments to the tribes of Israel, Joshua gave them as an inheritance
  4. Joshua 13:27יָם־ · of the Sea
    …and in the valley, Beth-haram, Beth-nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon, with the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon (the territory on the east side of the Jordan up to the edge of the Sea of Chinnereth).
  5. Joshua 15:2יָ֣ם · of the Salt Sea
    Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,
  6. Joshua 15:4יָ֑מָּה · at the Sea
    It proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern border.
  7. Joshua 15:5 (2×)יָ֣ם · was the Salt Sea; הַיָּ֔ם · of the sea
    The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,
  8. Joshua 15:8יָ֔מָּה · on the west
    From there the border went up the Valley of Ben-hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusites (that is, Jerusalem) and ascended to the top of the hill that faces the Valley of Hinnom on the west, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.
  9. Joshua 15:10יָ֙מָּה֙ · westward
    The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.
  10. Joshua 15:11יָֽמָּה׃ · at the Sea
    Then it went out to the northern slope of Ekron, curved toward Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went on to Jabneel, and ended at the Sea.
  11. Joshua 15:12 (2×)יָ֔ם · And the western; הַיָּ֥מָּה · Sea
    And the western border was the coastline of the Great Sea. These are the boundaries around the clans of the descendants of Judah.
  12. Joshua 15:46וָיָ֑מָּה · to the sea
    …from Ekron to the sea, all the cities near Ashdod, along with their villages;
  13. Joshua 15:47וְהַיָּ֥ם · Sea
    Ashdod, with its towns and villages; Gaza, with its towns and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and the coastline of the Great Sea.
  14. Joshua 16:3 (2×)יָ֜מָּה · westward; יָֽמָּה׃ · at the Sea
    Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.
  15. Joshua 16:6הַיָּ֗מָּה · the Sea
    …and out toward the Sea. From Michmethath on the north it turned eastward toward Taanath-shiloh and passed by it to Janoah on the east.
  16. Joshua 16:8 (2×)יָ֙מָּה֙ · westward; הַיָּ֑מָּה · at the Sea
    From Tappuah the border went westward to the Brook of Kanah and ended at the Sea. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Ephraim,
  17. Joshua 17:9הַיָּֽמָּה׃ · at the Sea
    From there the border continued southward to the Brook of Kanah. There were cities belonging to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh, but the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook and ended at the Sea.
  18. Joshua 17:10הַיָּ֖ם · having the Sea
    Ephraim’s territory was to the south, and Manasseh’s was to the north, having the Sea as its border and adjoining Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.
  19. Joshua 18:12יָ֔מָּה · west
    On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
  20. Joshua 18:14 (2×)יָ֜ם · On the west; יָֽם׃ · was the western
    On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.
  21. Joshua 18:15יָ֔מָּה · westward
    On the south side the border began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim and extended westward to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah.
  22. Joshua 18:19יָם־ · of the Salt Sea
    The border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.
  23. Joshua 19:11לַיָּ֛מָּה · westward
    It went up westward to Maralah, reached Dabbesheth, and met the brook east of Jokneam.
  24. Joshua 19:26הַיָּ֔מָּה · On the west
    Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. On the west the border touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath,
  25. Joshua 19:29הַיָּ֖מָּה · at the Sea
    The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib,
  26. Joshua 19:34 (2×)יָ֙מָּה֙ · westward; מִיָּ֔ם · on the west
    Then the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and ran from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun on the south side, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east.
  27. Joshua 22:7יָ֑מָּה · on the west
    (To the half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given land in Bashan, and to the other half Joshua gave land on the west side of the Jordan among their brothers.) When Joshua sent them to their homes he blessed them,
  28. Joshua 23:4וְהַיָּ֥ם · to the Great Sea
    See, I have allotted as an inheritance to your tribes these remaining nations, including all the nations I have already cut off, from the Jordan westward to the Great Sea.
  29. Joshua 24:6 (2×)הַיָּ֑מָּה · the Red Sea; יַם־ · as far as the Red Sea
    When I brought your fathers out of Egypt and you reached the Red Sea, the Egyptians pursued them with chariots and horsemen as far as the Red Sea.
  30. Joshua 24:7הַיָּם֙ · the sea
    So your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, over whom He brought the sea and engulfed them. Your very eyes saw what I did to the Egyptians. Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.
  31. Judges 5:17יַמִּ֔ים
    Gilead remained beyond the Jordan. Dan, why did you linger by the ships? Asher stayed at the coast and remained in his harbors.
  32. Judges 7:12הַיָּ֖ם
    Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and all the other people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts, and their camels were as countless as the sand on the seashore.
  33. Judges 11:16יַם־ · Sea
    But when Israel came up out of Egypt, they traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh.
  34. 1 Samuel 13:5הַיָּ֖ם
    Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven.
  35. 2 Samuel 17:11הַיָּ֖ם · the seashore
    Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.
  36. 2 Samuel 22:16יָ֔ם · of the sea
    The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
  37. 1 Kings 4:20הַיָּ֖ם · the seashore
    The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
  38. 1 Kings 4:29הַיָּֽם׃
    And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.
  39. 1 Kings 5:9 (2×)יָ֗מָּה · to the Sea; בַּיָּם֙ · by sea
    My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.”
  40. 1 Kings 7:23הַיָּ֖ם · the Sea
    He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.