ים סוף

Hebrew

Etymology

יַם (yam, “sea of”) +‎ סוּף (súf, “reed”).

Pronunciation

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

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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.