Oved yam (עובד ים) means seaman in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עוֹבֵד יָם
oved yam
noun · masculine
In English
seaman
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Oved yam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותספן, איש ים, אדם שמקצועו ופרנסתו השטת ספינות; פועל נמל.
The word Oved yam is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עוֹבֵד יָם
- Written without vowel points
- עובד ים
- Said
- oved yam
- Plural
- עוֹבְדֵי יָם
- Inflections
- ר' עוֹבְדֵי יָם
- Gematria
- 132
This is how Oved yam is said in other languages.
- English
- seaman
- Spanish
- marinero
These words mean nearly the same as Oved yam.
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These words come before and after Oved yam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Oved yam.
What does Oved yam (עובד ים) mean in Hebrew?
Oved yam (עובד ים) means seaman. It is said oved yam, with the stress on ved.
What is a synonym for Oved yam (עובד ים)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Oved yam (עובד ים) are ספן, ימאי, יורד ים, איש ים, and נחותי ימא.
Is Oved yam (עובד ים) masculine or feminine?
The word Oved yam (עובד ים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עוֹבְדֵי יָם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עובד ים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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