Yam suf (ים סוף) means Red Sea in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
יַם סוּף
yam suf
noun · masculine
In English
Red Sea
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yam suf.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הים המחבר בין הים התיכון אל האוקינוס ההודי, ומפריד בין אסיה לאפריקה.
וְשַׁתִּי אֶת-גְּבֻלְךָ מִיַּם-סוּף וְעַד-יָם פְּלִשְׁתִּים וּמִמִּדְבָּר עַד-הַנָּהָר כִּי אֶתֵּן בְּיֶדְכֶם אֵת ישְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ וְגֵרַשְׁתָּמוֹ מִפָּנֶיךָ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yam suf is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יַם סוּף
- Written without vowel points
- ים סוף
- Said
- yam suf
- Gematria
- 196
This is how Yam suf is said in other languages.
- English
- Red Sea
- Arabic
- البحر الأحمر
These words mean nearly the same as Yam suf.
- הים האדום
- ים אילות
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The word Yam suf is part of these phrases and sayings.
- קריעת ים סוף
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These words come before and after Yam suf in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yam suf.
What does Yam suf (ים סוף) mean in Hebrew?
Yam suf (ים סוף) means Red Sea. It is said yam suf.
What is a synonym for Yam suf (ים סוף)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yam suf (ים סוף) are הים האדום and ים אילות.
Is Yam suf (ים סוף) masculine or feminine?
The word Yam suf (ים סוף) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ים סוף of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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