ים סוף

Hebrew

Etymology

יַם (yam, sea of) + סוּף (súf, reed).

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /jam ˈsuf/
  • (file)

Proper noun

יַם סוּף • (yam súf) m

  1. Red Sea.
    • Tanach, 1 Kings 9:26, with translation of the New International Version:
      וׇאֳנִי עָשָׂה הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה בְּעֶצְיוֹן־גֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר אֶת־אֵלוֹת עַל־שְׂפַת יַם־סוּף בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדוֹם.
      voʾŏnî ʿāśâ hammélech šəlōmōh bəʿeṣyôn-géḇer ʾăšer ʾeṯ-ēlôṯ ʿal-səp̄aṯ yam-sûp̄ bəʾéreṣ ʾĕḏôm.
      King Solomon also built ships at Ezion Geber, which is near Elath in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.

Derived terms

  • קְרִיעַת יַם סוּף (k'ri'át yam súf)

Yiddish

Proper noun

ים סוף • (yam sof) m

  1. Red Sea.
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