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samekh

or sa·mech

[ sah-muhkh ]

noun

  1. the 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
  2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.


samekh

/ ˈsɑːmək; ˈsamɛx /

noun

  1. the 15th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (ס) transliterated as s
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of samekh1

< Hebrew sāmekh, akin to sāmakh he supported
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Word History and Origins

Origin of samekh1

Hebrew, literally: a support

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