i denotes maritime regions, sometimes named with their inhabitants, nations, rulers, trade, or distant lands.

The term consistently denotes maritime regions or sea-associated lands, whether spoken of collectively with nations and peoples, as places connected with the sea, or as locations whose inhabitants, rulers, trade, fear, praise, or judgment are described.

1. Maritime regions and sea-associated lands · dominant

   Plural noun forms designate regions in relation to nations, sea travel, and distant peoples: in Genesis 10:5 the APB renders a separation of such regions among the nations, while Isaiah 42:10 addresses them alongside those who dwell in them. In Ezekiel 27:3 they are destinations of Tyre's trade, and in Psalm 72:10 their kings bring offerings; the singular form in Jeremiah 25:22 names a region beside the sea.

   Genesis 10:5Ezekiel 27:3Isaiah 42:10Isaiah 49:1Jeremiah 25:22Psalm 72:10

In the Anselm Paraphrase: Across the supplied verses, the APB usually presents the term as “coastlands,” while singular settings such as Isaiah 20:6 and Jeremiah 25:22 are rendered “coastland.” Because the paraphrase is not word-aligned, these renderings confirm the verses' geographical setting rather than establish separate lexical senses.