sof

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Pronunciations

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Definitions

  • n. An end, conclusion.

Example Sentences

  • "To illustrate, the Yam Suf (the Mediterranean Sea)is from the word sof; when the Jewish people came to the Yam Suf, they were at the sof of the land; they had reached an endpoint, for there was no turning back. What did they do? They were told to jump in, to go past the sof." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y סוף sof

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      soff

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