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ים

/jam/
[jam]
/jɔm/
[jɔːm]
/jam/ Modern Israeli

Rhymes with -am, -ɔm

Where it comes from

A Northwest Semitic innovation. Compare earlier Eblaite 𒉿𒈬 (wamû, “sea”) which preserves the prototypical /w/ of this root, and distantly related Somali webi (“river”). Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎊𐎎 (ym), Classical Syriac ܝܡܐ (yammāʾ). From Proto-Semitic *wamm- (“sea, river”).

noun יָם · yam · יַמִּים · יַם־ · יַמֵּי־

sea וַיהוָה הֵטִיל רוּחַ־גְּדוֹלָה אֶל־הַיָּם וַיְהִי סַעַר־גָּדוֹל בַּיָּם וְהָאֳנִיָּה חִשְּׁבָה לְהִשָּׁבֵר׃
Biblical west (the direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation, specifically 270°) וַיַּעְתֵּק מִשָּׁם הָהָרָה מִקֶּדֶם לְבֵית־אֵל וַיֵּט אָהֳלֹה בֵּית־אֵל מִיָּם וְהָעַי מִקֶּדֶם וַיִּבֶן־שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַיהוָה וַיִּקְרָא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה׃
slang a lot
the bottom grindstone (used for grinding flour)

Similar: מַעֲרָב · Opposite: קֶדֶם, מִזְרָח

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Similar: מַעֲרָב · Opposite: קֶדֶם, מִזְרָח

In English

west compass point
sea body of water
ocean one of the large bodies of water
Eurosceptic of or pertaining to Eurosceptics or Euroscepticism

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ים},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%9D},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}