Yam HaMelach
Pronunciations
Yam HaMelach | (YAHM hah-MEH-lahkh) | listen |
Definitions
n. The Dead Sea in Israel.
Example Sentences
"Good luck and have a nice dip in Yam hamelach for me when you have a chance." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Modern Hebrew
Etymology
יַם הַמֶּלַח yam hamélakh, lit. 'the salt lake'
- Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there
- North America
- The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
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Alternative Spellings
Yam ha-Melach, Yam ha-Melakh, Yam HaMelakh
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