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Names of Waterbodies

All names of bodies of water, such as seas, rivers, streams, etc.

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Parent: SDBC-DOMAIN-UBS-HEB-003001

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Domain ID: SDBC-DOMAIN-UBS-HEB-003001015
Source code: 003001015
Level: 3
Scheme: UBS Hebrew Lexical Domains

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אֲבָנָהAbana
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= river; ◄ located in Syria
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-000071-01
אַהֲוָאAhava
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= river or canal; ◄ Chaldea
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-000161-01
אוּלַיUlai
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= irrigation canal; ◄ located in the province Elam of the Persian empire, near Susa
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-000188-02
אַחֲרֹוןMediterranean, Western Sea
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literally: the sea behind; hence: = Mediterranean Sea
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-000295-02
אֲמָנָהAmanah
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= river; ◄ located in Syria
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-000497-03
אַרְנֹוןArnon
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= river; ◄ east of the Jordan; ► constitutes border between Moab and Ammon
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-000705-01
בְּשֹׂורBesor
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= stream; ◄ territory of the Philistines; ► location where some of David's men rested while the rest continued their pursuit of those who raided Ziklag
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-001203-01
גִּיחֹוןGihon
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= river; ◄ running through the land of Cush; ► one of the four rivers flowing from the garden of Eden
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-001393-01
גִּיחֹוןGihon
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= spring; ◄ on the east side of Jerusalem, right outside the city wall; ► later made accessible from inside the town by means of a tunnel
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-001393-02
זֶרֶדZered
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= wadi; ◄ south of Moab; ► crossed by the Israelites, ending their 40 years of sojourn in the wilderness
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002038-01
חָבֹורHabor
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= river, ◄ located in Mesopotamia; ► eastern tributary of the Euphrates
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002070-01
חִדֶּקֶלTigris
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= river, usually identified with the Tigris; ◄ running through Mesopotamia; ► one of the four rivers flowing from the garden of Eden
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002132-01
יְאֹרriver Nile
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= a river ◄ flowing through Egypt from south to north; ► overflowing its banks each year and providing fertility for the fields on both sides; ≈ generally associated with Egypt's power and prosperity
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002731-01
יְאֹרthe river
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literally: "the river"; hence, probably: = a reference to the Tigris or to the Euphrates
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002731-02
יַבֹּקJabbok
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= river; ◄ flows west from its source near Rabbath-Ammon to empty into the Jordan river about 40 kilometers north of the Dead Sea
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002754-01
יָםMediterranean Sea
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literally: the sea; hence: = a large body of salt water located between Europe and Africa, west of Canaan/Israel
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002939-02
יָםSalt Sea, Dead Sea
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literally: the sea of salt; hence: = a large body of salt water located in the basin of the Jordan Valley, east of Judah; the Jordan River flows from the north into the northern part of this sea; the water is so salty that no living organism inhabits them
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002939-03
יָםSea of Chinnereth, Sea of Kinnereth, Lake Galilee
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= a large body of fresh water east of the territory of Galilee, in northern Israel, through which the Jordan River flows
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002939-04
יָםSea of Egypt
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literally: sea of Egypt; hence, possibly: = a reference to the Red Sea which is shaped like a tongue
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002939-05
יָםSea of Reeds, Gulf of Aqaba
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= bodies of water located east of Egypt and south of Israel; possibly referring to the Gulf of Suez and/or to the Gulf of Aqaba off the Red Sea
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002939-06
יָםsea, Persian Gulf, Euphrates River
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literally: the sea; hence: = a body of water in the area of Babylon; possibly the Euphrates River or the Persian Gulf
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002939-07
יָםthe Nile River
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literally: the sea; hence: = a large river flowing from the south to the north through Egypt into the Mediterranean Sea
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002939-08
יָם־סוּףSea of Reeds
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= northern part of Gulf of Suez; ► location where the Israelites crossed over into the Sinai peninsula on their way out of Egypt
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-002940-01
יַרְדֵּןJordan
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= river; ◄ flowing from Mount Hermon in a southerly direction through the Sea of Galilee into the Dead Sea
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-003086-01
כְּבָרChebar
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= river; ◄ in Babylonia
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-003225-01
כְּרִיתCherith
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= wadi; ◄ located east of the river Jordan; ► place where the prophet Elijah hid from king Ahab and was fed by the ravens
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-003415-01
מֵי הַיַּרְקֹוןMe-jarkon
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= stream; ◄ territory of Dan, near Joppa
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-003918-01
מֶלַחSalt Sea
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= literally: Sea of Salt; one of the names of the Dead Sea, because of the high concentration of salt in its water
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004015-03
נָהָרthe River, Euphrates River
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literally: the River; hence: = a specific reference to the Euphrates river, a large body of flowing water ◄ located in Mesopotamia
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-004659-02
פִּישֹׁוןPishon
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= river; ◄ running through the land of Havila; ► one of the four rivers flowing from the garden of Eden
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-005831-01
פַּרְפַּרPharpar
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= river; ◄ located in Syria, near Damascus
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-005998-01
פְּרָתEuphrates
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= river, usually identified with the Euphrates; ◄ running through Mesopotamia; ► one of the four rivers flowing from the garden of Eden
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006016-01
קַדְמֹנִיDead Sea, Eastern Sea
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literally: the eastern sea; hence: = Dead Sea
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006354-02
קִדְרֹוןKidron
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= river and its valley; ◄ located east of Jerusalem between the ancient city and the Mount of Olives
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006358-01
קִישֹׁוןKishon
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= river; ◄ that drains the western portion of the Plain of Esdraelon from Megiddo to the sea, fed by springs from Gilboa and the foot of the Carmel range; ► location where Sisera was defeated and where Elijah killed the prophets of Baal
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006437-01
קָנָהKanah
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= brook or wadi; ► marking the boundary of the territory of Ephraim, separating it from Manasseh; 8 km southwest of Shechem
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-006476-01
שֶׁבַעShiba, Sheba
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= well, ◄ dug by servants of Isaac, later named Beer-Sheba
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-007146-04
שִׁיחֹורShihor
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= river; ◄ north-eastern delta region of Egypt
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-007288-01
שִׁיחֹור לִבְנָתShihor-Libnath
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identification uncertain; possibly: = small river; ◄ running northeast of the Carmel range, and forming the western boundary of the territory of Asher
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-007289-01
שִׁלֹּחַShiloah
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= pool in Jerusalem receiving water from the Gihon spring
SDBC-HEB-SENSE-007352-01