ים סוף
Hebrew
editEtymology
editיַם (yam, “sea of”) + סוּף (súf, “reed”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /jam ˈsuf/
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Proper noun
edit- 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
edit- קְרִיעַת יַם סוּף (k'ri'át yam súf)
Yiddish
editAlternative forms
edit- ים־סוף (yam-suf)