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Hebrew wordlink #84350

OSHB Deu 4:49 יָם (yām) Strongs=3220 Lemma=‘יָם’
contextual word gloss=‘the_sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’
Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct
Year=-1451

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Other uses (23) of identical word form יָם (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘יָם’ (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) has 5 different glosses: ‘[is]_the_Sea_of’, ‘of_the_Sea_of’, ‘of_the_sea_of’, ‘the_Sea_of’, ‘the_sea_of’.

GEN 14:3 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_the_Sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB GEN 14:3 word 8

OET-LV: 3 All _of these they _joined _together to the _valley _of (the)_Siddim that is_the _Sea _of (the)_Salt. (GEN_14:3)

OET-RV: 3 Those latter five kings joined forces in the Siddim valley (also known as the Salt Sea valley). (GEN 14:3)

EXO 23:31 contextual word gloss=‘the_sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB EXO 23:31 word 7

OET-LV: 31 And_I _will _set DOM border _of_your from_the_sea _of reed[s] and_unto the _sea _of the_Fəlishtiy and_from_the_wilderness to the_river if/because I _will _give in_your _of_hand DOM the _inhabitants _of the_earth/land and_you_will _drive _them _out from_before _of_you. (EXO_23:31)

OET-RV: 31 Then I’ll help you establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates river, because I’ll help you defeat the existing inhabitants of the land and so you’ll drive them right out. (EXO 23:31)

NUM 34:3 contextual word gloss=‘of_the_Sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB NUM 34:3 word 15

OET-LV: 3 And_it _was to/for_you(pl) the_side _of the_south from_the _wilderness _of Tsin/(Zin) on the _hands _of ʼEdōm and_it _was to/for_you(pl) border _of the_southward from_the _end _of the _Sea _of (the)_Salt eastward. (NUM_34:3)

OET-RV: 3 “The southern border will extend from the Tsin wilderness along the Edom border across to the Salt (Dead) Sea on the east, (NUM 34:3)

NUM 34:11 contextual word gloss=‘of_the_sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB NUM 34:11 word 12

OET-LV: 11 And_it _will _go _down the_border from_Shəfām (the)_Riⱱlāh from_east of_ˊAyin and_it _will _go _down the_border and_it _will _reach to the _slope _of the _sea _of Kinₐrōt eastward. (NUM_34:11)

OET-RV: 11 then go downhill to Rivlah east of Ayin, then along the hills to the east of Lake Galilee (Heb. Kinneret). (NUM 34:11)

NUM 34:12 contextual word gloss=‘the_Sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB NUM 34:12 word 6

OET-LV: 12 And_it _will _go _down the_border to_the_Yardēn/(Jordan) and_they _will _be extremities _of_its the _Sea _of (the)_Salt this it _will _be to/for_you(pl) the_earth/land to_its _of_borders all _around. (NUM_34:12)

OET-RV: 12 Then the border will extend south along the Yarden River and end at the Salt (Dead) Sea.
¶ “Those will be your country’s borders.” (NUM 34:12)

DEU 3:17 contextual word gloss=‘the_sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB DEU 3:17 word 6

OET-LV: 17 And_the_ˊArāⱱāh and_the_Yardēn/(Jordan) and_a _border from_Kinₐrōt and_unto the _sea _of the _ˊArāⱱāh the _Sea _of (the)_Salt under the _slopes _of (the)_Pişgāh eastward. (DEU_3:17)

OET-RV: 17 The border extends from the plain along the east side of the Yarden valley, from Lake Kinneret in the north to the Arabah lake (the Salt Sea or Dead Sea) in the south and to the slopes of Mt. Pisgah on the east. (DEU 3:17)

DEU 3:17 contextual word gloss=‘the_Sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB DEU 3:17 word 8

JOS 3:16 contextual word gloss=‘the_sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB JOS 3:16 word 17

OET-LV: 16 And_they _stood the_waters which_came_down from_to_above they _rose a _heap one far _away very from_ʼĀdām the_city which is_from_the _side _of Tsₑrətān/(Zarethan) and_those_which_went _down to the _sea _of the _ˊArāⱱāh the _Sea _of (the)_Salt they _were _complete they _were _cut _off and_the_people they _passed _over before Yərīḩō/(Jericho). (JOS_3:16)

OET-RV: 16 then the water coming from upstream suddenly stopped flowing. The water far upstream piled up near a town called Adam (near Tsaretan), and the water that normally flowed down towards the Sea of Arabah (also called the Dead Sea or the Salt Sea) stopped flowing, so the people were able to cross what was the Yordan River opposite Yericho. (JOS 3:16)

JOS 3:16 contextual word gloss=‘the_Sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB JOS 3:16 word 19

JOS 12:3 contextual word gloss=‘the_sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB JOS 12:3 word 3

OET-LV: 3 And_the_ˊArāⱱāh to the _sea _of Kinₐrōt eastward and_unto the _sea _of the _ˊArāⱱāh the _Sea _of (the)_Salt eastward the _direction _of Bēyt Hayshimōt/(Jeshimoth) and_from_the_south under the _slopes _of (the)_Pişgāh. (JOS_12:3)

OET-RV: 3 as well as the eastern rift valley plains down to Lake Galilee and to the Sea of Arabah (also called the Dead Sea or the Salt Sea), the road to Beyt-Yeshimot and the area southward below the slopes of Mt. Pisgah. (JOS 12:3)

JOS 12:3 contextual word gloss=‘the_sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB JOS 12:3 word 7

JOS 12:3 contextual word gloss=‘the_Sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB JOS 12:3 word 9

JOS 13:27 contextual word gloss=‘of_the_sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB JOS 13:27 word 17

OET-LV: 27 And_in_valley Bēyt Haram and nimrah and_Şukkōt and_Zaphon the _remainder _of the _kingdom _of Şīḩōn the _king _of Ḩeshbōn the_Yardēn and_a _border to the _end _of the _sea _of Kinₐrōt the _other _side _of the _Yardēn eastward. (JOS_13:27)

OET-RV: 27 Also in the valley, Beyt-Haram, Beyt-Nimrah, Succot, Zafon, and the rest of the kingdom of Sihon (the king of Heshbon), with the Yordan and the border, as far as the end of Lake Galilee, eastward beyond the Yordan River. (JOS 13:27)

JOS 15:2 contextual word gloss=‘of_the_Sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB JOS 15:2 word 6

OET-LV: 2 And_he/it _was to/for_them border _of the_south from_the _end _of the _Sea _of (the)_Salt from the_tongue which_faces south_to_the. (JOS_15:2)

OET-RV: 2 and their southern border was the south-facing bay at the end of the Dead Sea (also called the Salt Sea). (JOS 15:2)

JOS 15:5 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_the_Sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB JOS 15:5 word 3

OET-LV: 5 And_the_border eastward is_the _Sea _of (the)_Salt to the _end _of the _Yardēn/(Jordan) and_the_border of_the_side _of northward_of is_from_the _tongue _of the_sea from_the _end _of the _Yardēn. (JOS_15:5)

OET-RV: 5 The eastern border was the Dead Sea as far as the end of the Yordan.
¶ The northern border starts at the top of the Dead Sea where the Yordan river enters it (JOS 15:5)

JOS 18:19 contextual word gloss=‘of_the_Sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB JOS 18:19 word 13

OET-LV: 19 And_it _passes _on the_border to the _slope _of Bēyt Ḩāgəlāh northward and_they _are mmm of_the _territory to the _tongue _of the _Sea _of (the)_Salt northward to the _end _of the _Yardēn/(Jordan) south_to_the this is_the_border _of the_south. (JOS_18:19)

OET-RV: 19 It then went east to the northern slope of Beyt-Hoglah before coming out at the north end of the Dead Sea (also called the Salt Sea) where the Yordan river flows into it. That was the southern boundary (JOS 18:19)

2 KI 14:25 contextual word gloss=‘the_sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB 2 KI 14:25 word 9

OET-LV: 25 He he _restored DOM the _border _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_Ləⱱōʼ _of Ḩₐmāt to the _sea _of the _ˊArāⱱāh according_to _the _message _of YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) which he _spoke by_the _hand _of his _servant _of_of Yōnāh/(Jonah) the _son _of ʼAmittay the_prophet who was_from hepher. (KI2_14:25)

OET-RV: 25 Yarave’am restored Yisrael’s border from Lebo -Hamat through to the Sea of the Desert, as Yisrael’s god Yahweh had foretold via his servant Yonah (Jonah)—the son of the prophet Amittai from Gat-Hefer. (KI2 14:25)

2 KI 25:13 contextual word gloss=‘the_sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB 2 KI 25:13 word 10

OET-LV: 13 And_DOM the _pillars _of (the)_bronze which were_the _house _of YHWH and_DOM the_stands and_DOM the _sea _of (the)_bronze which in_house _of YHWH the_ones_from _Kasdiy they _broke and_they _carried _off DOM bronze _of_their to_Bāⱱel. (KI2_25:13)

OET-RV: 13 The Babylonians smashed the bronze pillars and the bases and the bronze ‘sea’ from the temple, and took all the bronze to Babylon. (KI2 25:13)

1 CHR 18:8 contextual word gloss=‘the_sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB 1 CHR 18:8 word 14

OET-LV: 8 And_from_Ţⱱəḩat and_from_Kun the _cities _of Hₐdadˊezer Dāvid he _took bronze much very with_it Shəlomoh/(Solomon) he _made DOM the _sea _of (the)_bronze and_DOM the_pillars and_DOM the _articles _of (the)_bronze. (CH1_18:8)

OET-RV: 8 He also took a lot of bronze from Hadadezer’s cities of Tibhat and Kun. (Later, Shelomoh/Solomon used it to make the huge bronze basin called ‘the sea’, along with its pillars and other bronze items.) (CH1 18:8)

EZRA 3:7 contextual word gloss=‘the_sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB EZRA 3:7 word 16

OET-LV: 7 And_people _gave money to_stonemasons and_to_craftsmen and_food and_drink and_oil to_Tsīdonī/(Sidonians) and_to_Tsorī/(Tyrians) to_bring wood(s)_of cedar(s) from (the)_Ləⱱānōn to the _sea _of Yāfō/(Joppa) according_to _the _permission _of Kōresh/(Cyrus/Kōresh/(Coresh/Cyrus)) the _king _of Pāraş to_them. (EZR_3:7)

OET-RV: 7 They donated cash to the stone-workers and carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the workers from Tsidon (Sidon) and Tsor (Tyre) to float cedar logs along the coast from Lebananon into Port Yafo (Joppa) with the permission of Persian King Koresh (Cyrus). (EZR 3:7)

ISA 11:15 contextual word gloss=‘of_the_sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB ISA 11:15 word 5

OET-LV: 15 And_ YHWH _he _will _divide DOM the _tongue _of the _sea _of Miʦrayim and_he _will _brandish his/its_hand on the_river with_the _heat _of his/its_breath/wind/spirit and_he_will _strike _it into_seven wadis and_he _will _make _walk in_sandals. (ISA_11:15)

OET-RV: 15 Then Yahweh will completely destroy the gulf from the Egyptian sea,
⇔ ≈ and wave his hand with his scorching wind over the Euphrates river
⇔ → and divide it into seven streams that can be crossed in sandals. (ISA 11:15)

JER 48:32 contextual word gloss=‘the_sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB JER 48:32 word 11

OET-LV: 32 More_than _the _weeping _of Yaˊzēr/(Jazer) I _will _weep for_you Oh_vine of _Səⱱām tendrils _of_your they _passed _over the_sea to the _sea _of Yaˊzēr they _reached on fruit _of_your _summer and_on harvest _of_your _grape a _destroyer he _has _fallen. (JER_48:32)

OET-RV: 32 ◙ (JER 48:32)

JER 52:17 contextual word gloss=‘the_sea_of’ word gloss=‘sea_of’ OSHB JER 52:17 word 10

OET-LV: 17 And_DOM the _pillars _of (the)_bronze which belonged_to_the _house _of YHWH and_DOM the_stands and_DOM the _sea _of (the)_bronze which in_house _of YHWH the_ones_from _Kasdiy they _broke and_they _carried _off DOM all _of bronze _of_their to_Bāⱱel. (JER_52:17)

OET-RV: 17 ◙ (JER 52:17)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘יָם’’ have 11 different glosses: ‘(of)_[the]_sea’, ‘[is]_the_Sea_of’, ‘[the]_sea’, ‘[the]_west’, ‘[was_the]_sea’, ‘of_the_Sea_of’, ‘of_the_sea_of’, ‘sea’, ‘the_Sea_of’, ‘the_sea_of’, ‘west’.