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Shod yam (שוד ים) means piracy in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

שֹׁד יָם
shod yam
noun · masculine
In English

piracy

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ש

The dictionary gives one meaning for Shod yam.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    ימאותהשתלטות בכוח על אוניות תמימות בלב ים או פשיטה על יישובים בחוף, כדי לבזוז את תכולתם או כדי לחטוף אנשים למען כופר נפש.

The word Shod yam is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
שֹׁד יָם
Written without vowel points
שוד ים
Said
shod yam
Gematria
360

This is how Shod yam is said in other languages.

English
piracy
Arabic
قرصنة
French
piraterie
German
Piraterie, Seeräuberei

These words mean nearly the same as Shod yam.

These words come before and after Shod yam in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Shod yam.

What does Shod yam (⁨שוד ים⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Shod yam (⁨שוד ים⁩) means piracy. It is said shod yam.

What is a synonym for Shod yam (⁨שוד ים⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Shod yam (⁨שוד ים⁩) are ⁨שוד ימי⁩ and ⁨פיראטיות⁩.

Is Shod yam (⁨שוד ים⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Shod yam (⁨שוד ים⁩) is a masculine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שד 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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