Sea, the: (Heb. yam), signifies1. "the gathering together of the waters," the ocean
(Genesis 1:10)
2. a river, as the Nile
(Isaiah 19:5) the Euphrates
(Isaiah 21:1; Jeremiah 51:36)
3. the Red Sea
(Exodus 14:16,27; 15:4) etc.
4. the Mediterranean
(Exodus 23:31; Numbers 34:6,7; Joshua 15:47; Psalms 80:11) etc.
5. the "sea of Galilee," an inland fresh-water lake
6. the Dead Sea or "salt sea"
(Genesis 14:3; Numbers 34:3,12) etc.
The word "sea" is used symbolically in
(Isaiah 60:5) where it probably
means the nations around the Mediterranean. In
(Daniel 7:3; Revelation 13:1) it
may mean the tumultuous changes among the nations of the earth.
