How to Say "The End" in Hebrew

הסוף

הסוף is the Hebrew phrase for "the end", typically used to refer to the end of a story or a film.

Meaning: end of a story or film (phrase)

What does it mean word for word?

The word consists of the definite article prefix ה- (the) and the noun סוף (end).

The noun סוף is masculine, which is why it takes the masculine definite article ה- (ha-).

In Hebrew, the word סוף can refer to both 'the end' and a type of 'rush reed'. These reeds were famously used in the Bible to weave the basket that carried baby Moses.
The phrase סוף העולם, meaning 'the end of the world', is often used colloquially in Hebrew to describe a place that is simply very far away.
While הסוף marks the end of a movie, the word קץ is used for a more dramatic or biblical sense of 'the end', often implying doom or total expiration.

הוא נלחם עד הסוף.
He fought until the end.
This sentence shows how to use הסוף to describe fighting until a conclusion.
Tatoeba #1793791 by MrShoval, translation #1793763 by Spamster
עבורם זה היה הסוף.
For them, it was the end.
This sentence illustrates a situation where something was the end for certain people using הסוף.
Tatoeba #1514370 by MrShoval, translation #1513721 by Spamster
אני יודע שזו תחילת הסוף.
I know that this is the beginning of the end.
This sentence demonstrates the common idiom for the beginning of the end using הסוף.
Tatoeba #2198589 by fekundulo, translation #2631493 by Joseph
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Rotem and Itay just finished watching a movie together.

רוטם Rotem

וואו, זה היה סרט מדהים.
Wow, ze haya seret madhim.
Wow, that was an amazing movie.
איתי Itay

כן, אבל לא אהבתי את הסוף.
Ken, aval lo ahavti et hasof.
Yes, but I didn't like the end.
רוטם Rotem

למה? אני חושבת שהסוף היה מושלם.
Lama? Ani choshevet shehasof haya mushlam.
Why? I think the end was perfect.
איתי Itay

זה פשוט היה עצוב מדי.
Ze pashut haya atsuv madai.
It was just too sad.

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