Meanings
proper noun
- Israel's national counter-terrorism unit.
Thus, whereas an IDF special forces operation needs to assemble elements from different specialist units, in Yamam, they are all permanently part of the same unit, living, training and operating together.
2009 March 20, IBP USA, Israel Intelligence, Security Activities and Operations Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Regulations, Lulu.com, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 108
Origin
Transliteration of Hebrew ימ״מ.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish YAMAM
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German Jamam
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Polish Jamam
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Cite this entry
APA
Yamam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yamam
MLA
“Yamam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yamam. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yamam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yamam.
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