Suf (סוּף) means cattail in Hebrew.
It can also mean bulrush. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
סוּף
suf
noun · masculine
In English
cattail, bulrush
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Suf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צמח עשבוני רב־שנתי, הצומח על גדות נחלים ומקוי מים מתוקים אחרים.
וַתֵּרֶד בַּת-פַּרְעֹה לִרְחֹץ עַל-הַיְאֹר וְנַעֲרֹתֶיהָ הֹלְכֹת עַל-יַד הַיְאֹר וַתֵּרֶא אֶת-הַתֵּבָה בְּתוֹךְ הַסּוּף וַתִּשְׁלַח אֶת-אֲמָתָהּ וַתִּקָּחֶהָ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Suf is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סוּף
- Written without vowel points
- סוף
- Said
- suf
- Root
- ס־פ־פ
- Gematria
- 146
This is how Suf is said in other languages.
- English
- cattail, bulrush
These words rhyme with Suf.
The word Suf is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Suf comes from the root ס־פ־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Suf in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Suf.
What does Suf (סוּף) mean in Hebrew?
Suf (סוּף) means cattail and bulrush. It is said suf, with the stress on suf.
What rhymes with Suf (סוּף)?
Words that rhyme with Suf (סוּף) include גוף, אלוף, שקוף, אסוף, ריצוף, and כישוף.
Is Suf (סוּף) masculine or feminine?
The word Suf (סוּף) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סוף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.