קו הסיום
“קו הסיום” (кв ха-сиюм) — the finish in Hebrew. Noun, level A2. Kav — the line — you know from the bus, sium — the ending. The finish is the line of the end, and through it one passes, not arrives. In a live sentence: “הוא עבר את קו הסיום בשעה שלוש.” — He crossed the finish line at three o'clock. Written with the characters ק, ו, ה, ס, י, ו. A word from the everyday Hebrew course, level A2.
In short
| Written in Hebrew | קו הסיום |
| Read in Latin letters | кв ха-сиюм |
| Translation | the finish |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A2 |
Why it looks that way
Kav — the line — you know from the bus, sium — the ending. The finish is the line of the end, and through it one passes, not arrives
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- הוא עבר את קו הסיום בשעה שלוש.ху авар эт кв ха-сиюм бе-шаа шалош.He crossed the finish line at three o'clock.
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “the finish” in Hebrew?
«קו הסיום», read “кв ха-сиюм”. In a live sentence: “הוא עבר את קו הסיום בשעה שלוש.” — He crossed the finish line at three o'clock. Noun, level A2; written with the characters ק, ו, ה, ס, י, ו.
How is “קו הסיום” written in Latin letters?
кв ха-сиюм. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Kav — the line — you know from the bus, sium — the ending. The finish is the line of the end, and through it one passes, not arrives. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.