שודד ים

Hebrew

Etymology

Roots
שׁ־ד־ד (sh-d-d)
י־מ־ם (y-m-m)

From שׁוֹדֵד m (shodéd, “robber”) + יָם m (yam, “sea, ocean”).

Calque of German Seeräuber.

Pronunciation

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Noun

שׁוֹדֵד יָם • (shodéd yam) m (plural indefinite שׁוֹדְדֵי יָם)

1. A pirate.

Related terms

• שֹׁד יַמִי m (shod yami, “piracy”)

Further reading

• שודד ים on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he