סוף פסוקSof pasuk
End of story, that's final, no more discussion (literally: end of the verse)
What does Sof pasuk mean in Hebrew?
Sof pasuk (סוף פסוק, pronounced sof pah-SOOK) literally means "end of the verse" (referring to the end of a biblical verse) and is used to mean "end of story" or "that's final" in everyday Hebrew. It's said to shut down further argument or discussion, similar in function to "khalas" but drawing on textual, scriptural imagery.
How to pronounce Sof pasuk
סוף פסוק
The Hebrew script reads right-to-left. The English transliteration uses the Israeli Sephardic pronunciation standard.
When do Israelis use Sof pasuk?
Shuts down further debate, drawing on textual, scriptural imagery.
Sof pasuk in a sentence: examples
אני לא בא, סוף פסוק.
Ani lo ba, sof pasuk.
I'm not coming, end of story.
החלטתי, וזה סוף פסוק.
Hekhlatti, veze sof pasuk.
I've decided, and that's final.
הוא לא מקבל יותר כסף ממני, סוף פסוק.
Hu lo mekabel yoter kesef mimeni, sof pasuk.
He's not getting any more money from me, end of story.
אין דיונים נוספים, סוף פסוק.
Ein diyunim nosafim, sof pasuk.
No more discussions, that's final.
המסיבה מתבטלת, סוף פסוק, אין ברירה.
Hamesiba mitbatelet, sof pasuk, ein breira.
The party is cancelled, end of story, no choice.
Origin of Sof pasuk
Hebrew "sof" (end) + "pasuk" (a verse, as in a verse of the Torah/Tanakh), a textual metaphor for reaching a definitive stopping point, reflecting how deeply biblical imagery still runs through everyday secular Israeli speech.
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