Yamai (יַמָּאִי) means seamanlike in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
יַמָּאִי
yamai
adjective
In English
seamanlike
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yamai.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כיאה לימאי טוב, המעיד על ימאות טובה.
The word Yamai is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- יַמָּאִי
- Written without vowel points
- ימאי
- Said
- yamai
- Plural
- יַמָּאִיִּים
- Inflections
- ר' יַמָּאִיִּים; יַמָּאִית, יַמָּאִיוֹת
- Gematria
- 61
This is how Yamai is said in other languages.
- English
- seamanlike
These words rhyme with Yamai.
These words come before and after Yamai in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yamai.
What does Yamai (יַמָּאִי) mean in Hebrew?
Yamai (יַמָּאִי) means seamanlike. It is said yamai, with the stress on i.
What rhymes with Yamai (יַמָּאִי)?
Words that rhyme with Yamai (יַמָּאִי) include אי, אמצעי, בוכנאי, אמצעי, מעי, and מקצועי.
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.
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