Me'ever layam (מעבר לים) means overseas in Hebrew.
It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מֵעֵבֶר לַיָּם
me'ever layam
adverb
In English
overseas
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Me'ever layam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בארץ רחוקה; בנכר.
וְלֹא־מֵעֵבֶר לַיָּם הִוא, לֵאמֹר – מִי יַעֲבָר־לָנוּ אֶל־עֵבֶר הַיָּם, וְיִקָּחֶהָ לָּנוּ; וְיַשְׁמִעֵנוּ אֹתָהּ, וְנַעֲשֶׂנָּה?
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Me'ever layam is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- מֵעֵבֶר לַיָּם
- Written without vowel points
- מעבר לים
- Said
- me'ever layam
- Root
- ע־ב־ר
- Gematria
- 392
This is how Me'ever layam is said in other languages.
- English
- overseas
The word Me'ever layam comes from the root ע־ב־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Me'ever layam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Me'ever layam.
What does Me'ever layam (מעבר לים) mean in Hebrew?
Me'ever layam (מעבר לים) means overseas. It is said me'ever layam, with the stress on e.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מעבר לים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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