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Hebrew to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion | | Hebrew term or phrase: Yam Suph | | "Exact crossing place through the biblical 'yam puhr' is unknown." (Trying to determine the exact translation for biblical study.) |
| | | Red Sea | Explanation:
Sea of Reeds is the literal translation, but the body of water in question is the Red Sea, a long arm of the Arabian Sea between Arabia and Africa, joined to the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal. |
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13 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +1 See of Reeds
Explanation:
Somewhere in a translation, the Sea of Reeds was mistranslated into the Red Sea, and is so know in most translations. location - is undetermined, and is not an issue for this forum. (see: discussion in one site below, name and location)
Reference: http://www.biblemysteries.com/lectures/redsea.htm
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +2 Red Sea
Explanation:
Sea of Reeds is the literal translation, but the body of water in question is the Red Sea, a long arm of the Arabian Sea between Arabia and Africa, joined to the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal.
| judithyf
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