Yama (ימה) means pond in Hebrew.
It can also mean mere, lake, and loch. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
יַמָּה
yama
noun · feminine
In English
pond, mere, lake, loch
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yama.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מקוה מים גדול, המוקף יבשה.
The word Yama is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יַמָּה
- Written without vowel points
- ימה
- Said
- yama
- Root
- י־מ־מ
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Plural
- יַמּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' יַמּוֹת; יַמַּת־, ר' יַמּוֹת־
- Gematria
- 55
This is how Yama is said in other languages.
- English
- pond, mere, lake, loch
- Arabic
- بُحَيْرَة
- Russian
- пруд, озеро
- French
- lac, étang
- Spanish
- lago
These words mean nearly the same as Yama.
These words rhyme with Yama.
The word Yama comes from the root י־מ־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Yama in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yama.
What does Yama (ימה) mean in Hebrew?
Yama (ימה) means pond, mere, and lake. It is said yama, with the stress on ma.
What is a synonym for Yama (ימה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yama (ימה) are אגם.
What rhymes with Yama (ימה)?
Words that rhyme with Yama (ימה) include אדמה, רקמה, מלחמה, בהמה, אומה, and רמה.
Is Yama (ימה) masculine or feminine?
The word Yama (ימה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is יַמּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ימה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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