Yama (יָמָּה) means towards a sea in Hebrew.
It can also mean westward. It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
towards a sea, westward
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Yama.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לכיוון הים.
וַיַּהֲפֹךְ יְהֹוָה רוּחַ-יָם חָזָק מְאֹד וַיִּשָּׂא אֶת-הָאַרְבֶּה וַיִּתְקָעֵהוּ יָמָּה סּוּף...
- 2לכיוון מערב.
וְהָיָה זַרְעֲךָ כַּעֲפַר הָאָרֶץ, וּפָרַצְתָּ יָמָּה וָקֵדְמָה וְצָפֹנָה וָנֶגְבָּה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yama is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- יָמָּה
- Written without vowel points
- ימה
- Said
- yama
- Gematria
- 55
This is how Yama is said in other languages.
- English
- towards a sea, westward
- Russian
- на запад
These words mean nearly the same as Yama.
- מערבה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Yama.
- קדמה
- מזרחה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Yama.
These words come before and after Yama in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yama.
What does Yama (יָמָּה) mean in Hebrew?
Yama (יָמָּה) means towards a sea and westward. It is said yama, with the stress on ya.
What is a synonym for Yama (יָמָּה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yama (יָמָּה) are מערבה.
What is the opposite of Yama (יָמָּה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Yama (יָמָּה) are קדמה and מזרחה.
What rhymes with Yama (יָמָּה)?
Words that rhyme with Yama (יָמָּה) include דרמה, טלגרמה, פסטרמה, קמא, מקאמה, and היסטוגרמה.
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.