Yamai (ימאי) means mariner in Hebrew.
It can also mean seaman, seafarer, and deckhand. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
mariner, seaman, seafarer, deckhand
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Yamai.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם שמקצועו תפעול והשטה של אוניות וספינות; אדם המשרת כקצין או כדרוג באוניות מסחריות.
- 2חוגר בכלי שיט של הצי המלחמתי העוסק בעבודות הסיפון.
The word Yamai is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יַמָּאי
- Written without vowel points
- ימאי
- Said
- yamai
- Root
- י־מ־מ
- Plural
- יַמָּאִים
- Inflections
- ר' יַמָּאִים; יַמָּאִי־, ר' יַמָּאֵי־
- Gematria
- 61
This is how Yamai is said in other languages.
- English
- mariner, seaman, seafarer, deckhand
These words mean nearly the same as Yamai.
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These words rhyme with Yamai.
The word Yamai comes from the root י־מ־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Yamai in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yamai.
What does Yamai (ימאי) mean in Hebrew?
Yamai (ימאי) means mariner, seaman, and seafarer. It is said yamai, with the stress on mai.
What is a synonym for Yamai (ימאי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yamai (ימאי) are יורד ים, ספן, איש ים, עובד ים, נחותי ימא, and מלח.
What rhymes with Yamai (ימאי)?
Words that rhyme with Yamai (ימאי) include מאי, דמאי, and עמאי.
Is Yamai (ימאי) masculine or feminine?
The word Yamai (ימאי) is a masculine noun, and its plural is יַמָּאִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ימאי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.