No. 469 in Hebrew
ים
Sea or ocean.
In a sentence
אני אוהב לראות את הים בקיץ.
I love watching the sea in the summer.
'ים' here means 'sea' and refers to a large body of water.
במדע, מודדים דברים עם כלים מדויקים במסמך ים.
In science, we measure things with precise tools in documents.
'ים' (though written similarly) is a suffix to form the plural of 'מסמך', which means documents.
ערים גדולות נוטות להיות ליד חופי ים.
Large cities tend to be near sea coasts.
'ים' in this context still refers to 'sea' but emphasizes geographical locations and surrounding areas.
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