ים

See also: ־ים and י־ם

Hebrew

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *yamm-.

Noun

יָם • (yam) m (plural indefinite יַמִּים‏, singular construct יַם־, plural construct יַמֵּי־‏) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. sea, ocean
2. (slang) a lot
3. the bottom grindstone (used for grinding flour)

Derived terms

• כֶּלֶב־יָם‏ (kélev-yám)
• מֶלַח יָם‏‏
• סַרְטַן־יָם‏ (sartán-yám)
• בגד ים‏ (béged yám)

References

• “H3220”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

Anagrams

• מי‏, מ״י‏

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew ים‏ (yam).

Noun

ים • (yam) m, plural ימים‏ (yamem) or ימען‏ (yamen)

1. sea, ocean

Derived terms

• אײַז־ים‏ (ayz-yam)
• גיי קאַקן אויפֿן ים‏ (gey kakn oyfn yam)