כַּ/יָּ֛ם
𐤊/𐤉𐤌
kayam
as 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).
Lamentations 2:13 · Word #17
Lexicon H3220
| Lemma | יָם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤌 |
| Transliteration | yâm |
| Strong's | H3220 |
| In-context | as the sea |
Morphology HRd/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 H3220-07
like the roaring sea
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular common noun (absolute) יָם with prefixed preposition כַּ (“like/as”) and assimilated definite article (dagesh forte in י), forming כַּיָּם — “like the sea.” |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun יָם is masculine singular absolute, here with the prefixed preposition כַּ (“like/as”) and the assimilated definite article, yielding “like the sea.” Rendering it “like the roaring sea” preserves the root’s association with surging, roaring waters while accurately reflecting the masculine singular definite form. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ים (roaring, surging, sea, large body of water, west)
| 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 |