Yamm
/ˈjɑːm/noun
A sea deity in ancient Ugaritic mythology, portrayed as a powerful rival of the storm god Baal.
Did you know?In the Ugaritic Baal Cycle, Yamm demands supremacy over the gods and is ultimately defeated by Baal, dramatizing the ancient myth of storm order conquering the chaotic sea.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*yam-
“Sea or body of water”
2nd Millennium BCE
Ugaritic
ym
“Sea; also the personified sea deity”
2nd–1st Millennium BCE
Biblical Hebrew
יָם (yām)
“Sea; ocean or large body of water”
Antiquity
Phoenician
ym
“Sea, corresponding to the West Semitic sea deity tradition”
Modern English
English
Yamm
“The Ugaritic sea god, also written Yam”
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