Leshon yam (לשון ים) means gulf in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
gulf
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Leshon yam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מקום שבו הים פורץ ליבשה, כך שנוצר אזור שבו הים מוקף ביבשה משלושה כיוונים.
וּגְבוּל קֵדְמָה יָם הַמֶּלַח עַד-קְצֵה הַיַּרְדֵּן וּגְבוּל לִפְאַת צָפוֹנָה מִלְּשׁוֹן הַיָּם מִקְצֵה הַיַּרְדֵּן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Leshon yam is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- לְשׁוֹן יָם
- Written without vowel points
- לשון ים
- Said
- leshon yam
- Plural
- לְשׁוֹנוֹת יָם
- Inflections
- ר' לְשׁוֹנוֹת יָם
- Gematria
- 436
This is how Leshon yam is said in other languages.
- English
- gulf
- Russian
- залив
- Spanish
- golfo
These words mean nearly the same as Leshon yam.
- מפרץ
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These words come before and after Leshon yam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Leshon yam.
What does Leshon yam (לשון ים) mean in Hebrew?
Leshon yam (לשון ים) means gulf. It is said leshon yam, with the stress on shon.
What is a synonym for Leshon yam (לשון ים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Leshon yam (לשון ים) are מפרץ.
Is Leshon yam (לשון ים) masculine or feminine?
The word Leshon yam (לשון ים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is לְשׁוֹנוֹת יָם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לשון ים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.