Words the Bible translates as sea
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- thalassaθάλασσαthe sea: any large body of water, from the open ocean to an inland lake
- yamיָםa sea: any great stretch of water, whether the open ocean, a particular sea or lake, or a river wide enough to be spoken of as one.
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- west: the direction of the sea, since the Mediterranean lay along Israel's whole western coast.
- pelagosπέλαγοςseanot studied yet
- yamיַםseanot studied yet
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Every English meaning beginning with S is on its letter page, and the whole index starts at Browse.