Mevo yam (מבוא ים) means port in Hebrew.
It can also mean harbour and heaven for ships. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
port, harbour, heaven for ships
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mevo yam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שפך נהר או מפרץ מוגן מפני רוחות, אליו באות אוניות כדי לטעון ולפרוק את מטענן.
וְאָמַרְתָּ לְצוֹר הישבתי [הַיֹּשֶׁבֶת] עַל מְבוֹאֹת יָם רֹכֶלֶת הָעַמִּים אֶל אִיִּים רַבִּים [...].
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Mevo yam is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מְבוֹא יָם
- Written without vowel points
- מבוא ים
- Said
- mevo yam
- Root
- ב־ו־א
- Plural
- מְבוֹאוֹת יָם
- Inflections
- ר' מְבוֹאוֹת יָם
- Gematria
- 99
This is how Mevo yam is said in other languages.
- English
- port, harbour, heaven for ships
These words mean nearly the same as Mevo yam.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Mevo yam comes from the root ב־ו־א, like these words.
These words come before and after Mevo yam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mevo yam.
What does Mevo yam (מבוא ים) mean in Hebrew?
Mevo yam (מבוא ים) means port, harbour, and heaven for ships. It is said mevo yam, with the stress on vo.
What is a synonym for Mevo yam (מבוא ים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mevo yam (מבוא ים) are נמל, חוף אוניות, and לימין.
Is Mevo yam (מבוא ים) masculine or feminine?
The word Mevo yam (מבוא ים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מְבוֹאוֹת יָם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מבוא ים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.