Sea in Hebrew is יָם (yam).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
יָם
yam
noun · masculine
In English
sea
/siː/
These are the Hebrew words for sea as a noun.
body of water
- יָםיםyammasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word יָם.
- Written with vowel points
- יָם
- Written without vowel points
- ים
- Said
- yam
- Plural
- יַמִּים
- Its meanings in English
- sea, west, a lot, the bottom grindstone
The Hebrew dictionary's page for ים, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with sea.
These words come before and after sea in the list.
These are the questions people ask about sea in Hebrew.
How do you say sea in Hebrew?
sea in Hebrew is יָם, said yam. Without vowel points it is written ים. Its plural is יַמִּים.
Is ים masculine or feminine?
The word ים is masculine.
What else does ים mean in English?
Besides sea, ים can mean west, a lot, and the bottom grindstone.
How is sea pronounced in English?
sea is pronounced /siː/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry sea and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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