יָם
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. sea
2. west (the direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation, specifically 270°) (Biblical)
3. a lot (slang)
4. the bottom grindstone (used for grinding flour)
Pronunciation
yam
Examples282
הַיְּלָדִים הוֹלְכִים הַיּוֹם ליָם.
The children are going to the beach today.
יֵשׁ אֲנָשִׁים שֶׁאוֹהֲבִים יוֹתֵר אֵת הַיָּם, אֲחֵרִים אֵת הֶהָרִים.
Some people like the sea more, others like the mountains more.
אֲנִי אוֹהֵב אֵת הֶהָרִים יוֹתֵר מֵאֲשֶׁר אֵת הַיָּם.
I like the mountains more than I like the sea.
הַבָּתִּים שֶׁלָּהֶם ממוקמים לְיַד־ הַיָּם.
Their houses are located near the sea.
הַחַיִּים, במִקְרֶה הַטוֹב, הֵם יָם שֶׁל בְּעָיוֹת.
Life is, at best, a sea of problems.
מֵאָז שֶׁאֲנִי קְטַנָּה אֲנִי אוֹהֶבֶת לָלֶכֶת ליָם עִם מִשְׁפַּחְתִּי.
Since I was little I have loved going to the sea with my family.