ים סוף

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Hebrew

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Proper noun

ים סוף • (yam suf) m

  1. Red Sea.

References

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