High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Yam, from the Canaanite word Yam, (Hebrew ים) meaning "Sea," also written "Yaw," is one name of the Ugaritic god of Rivers and Sea. Also titled Judge Nahar ("Judge River"), he is also one of the 'ilhm (Elohim) or sons of El, the name given to the Levantine pantheon. Others dispute the existence of the alternative names, claiming it is a mistranslation of a damaged tablet. Despite linguistic overlap,...