הַ֠/יָּם

𐤄/𐤉𐤌

hayam-2

the sea

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; sea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).

H3220

Exodus 14:21 · Word #10

Lexicon H3220

Lemmaיָם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤌
Transliterationyâm
Strong'sH3220
In-contextthe sea

Morphology HTd/Ncmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H3220-04

the roaring sea

Morphological NotesNoun common masculine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ); no pronominal suffix; lexical form יָם (yâm).
Rendering RationaleThe noun יָם derives from a root associated with roaring or surging, reflecting the sound and power of breaking waters. The form הַיָּם is masculine singular absolute with the definite article, so "the roaring sea" preserves both the definiteness and singular masculine sense while foregrounding the root idea of tumultuous waters.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ים (roaring, surging waters, sea, vast body of water)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3220-01 bayam in the roaring sea
H3220-02 bayamim in the seas
H3220-03 beyam in the roaring sea

Word Usage (396 occurrences of H3220)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:10 יַמִּ֑ים yamim Seas
Genesis 1:22 בַּ/יַּמִּ֔ים bayamim in the seas
Genesis 1:26 הַ/יָּ֜ם hayam of the sea