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

Alternative forms

• ים־סוף (yam-suf)

Proper noun

ים סוף • (yam suf) m

1. Red Sea.

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “ים־סוף” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].