Yam hamelakh (ים המלח) means Dead Sea in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Dead Sea
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yam hamelakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימה המצויה בתחום השבר הסורי אפריקני, על הגבול בין ישראל לירדן, במקום הנמוך ביותר בעולם.
כָּל-אֵלֶּה חָבְרוּ אֶל-עֵמֶק הַשִּׂדִּים הוּא יָם הַמֶּלַח.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yam hamelakh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יָם הַמֶּלַח
- Written without vowel points
- ים המלח
- Said
- yam hamelakh
- Gematria
- 133
This is how Yam hamelakh is said in other languages.
- English
- Dead Sea
- Arabic
- بحر ميت
- Russian
- Мёртвое море
- Spanish
- Mar Muerto
- German
- Totes Meer
These words mean nearly the same as Yam hamelakh.
- הים הקדמוני
- ים המוות
- ים הערבה
- עמק השדים
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These words come before and after Yam hamelakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yam hamelakh.
What does Yam hamelakh (ים המלח) mean in Hebrew?
Yam hamelakh (ים המלח) means Dead Sea. It is said yam hamelakh, with the stress on me.
What is a synonym for Yam hamelakh (ים המלח)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yam hamelakh (ים המלח) are הים הקדמוני, ים המוות, ים הערבה, and עמק השדים.
Is Yam hamelakh (ים המלח) masculine or feminine?
The word Yam hamelakh (ים המלח) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ים המלח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.