Hayam hatikhon (הים התיכון) means Mediterranean Sea in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Mediterranean Sea
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Hayam hatikhon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הים הגדול ביותר בתבל, למעט האוקינוסים, הכלוא בין אירואסיה ואפריקה.
The word Hayam hatikhon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הַיַּם הַתִּיכוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- הים התיכון
- Said
- hayam hatikhon
- Gematria
- 546
This is how Hayam hatikhon is said in other languages.
- English
- Mediterranean Sea
- Arabic
- البحر الأبيض المتوسط
- Russian
- Средиземное море
- French
- mer Méditerranée
- Spanish
- mar Mediterráneo
- German
- Mittelmeer
- Yiddish
- מיטלענדישער ים
These words mean nearly the same as Hayam hatikhon.
- הים הגדולthe great sea
- הים האחרון
- ים יפו
- ים פלשתיםSea of the Pelishtim
- ימא דקיסרין
- ימה של חיפה
- ימא של עכו
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These words come before and after Hayam hatikhon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Hayam hatikhon.
What does Hayam hatikhon (הים התיכון) mean in Hebrew?
Hayam hatikhon (הים התיכון) means Mediterranean Sea. It is said hayam hatikhon, with the stress on yam.
What is a synonym for Hayam hatikhon (הים התיכון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Hayam hatikhon (הים התיכון) are הים הגדול, הים האחרון, ים יפו, ים פלשתים, ימא דקיסרין, and ימה של חיפה.
Is Hayam hatikhon (הים התיכון) masculine or feminine?
The word Hayam hatikhon (הים התיכון) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הים התיכון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.