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Yam Suph

English translation: Red Sea


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Hebrew term or phrase:Yam Suph
English translation:Red Sea
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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.)
Jackie Ritter
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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judithyf
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2Red Sea
judithyf
5 +1See of Reeds
Sogifted


  

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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
Sogifted
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rifkind
46 mins
neutral  Eynati: This 'mistranslation' is hypothetical, and I would not rely on a website called 'Bible Misteries' to solve scientific issues.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 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
Israel
Local time: 21:50
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  eileengreen
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Eileen
agree  Eynati
6 hrs
  -> Thank you Eynati
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