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'''Samekh''' or '''Simketh''' is the fifteenth letter in many [[Semitic languages|Semitic]] alphabets, including [[Phoenician alphabet|Phoenician]], [[Hebrew alphabet|Hebrew]], and [[Aramaic alphabet|Aramaic]], representing {{IPA|/s/}}. |
'''Samekh''' or '''Simketh''' is the fifteenth letter in many [[Semitic languages|Semitic]] alphabets, including [[Phoenician alphabet|Phoenician]], [[Hebrew alphabet|Hebrew]], and [[Aramaic alphabet|Aramaic]], representing {{IPA|/s/}}. |
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The Phoenician letter is where the [[Greek alphabet|Greek]] [[Xi]] (Ξ, ξ) comes from.<ref name="Muss-Arnolt">{{cite book |last= Muss-Arnolt|first= W.|title= On Semitic Words in Greek and Latin|year= 1892|publisher= Transactions of the American Philological Association v. 23, p. 35-156. The |
The Phoenician letter is where the [[Greek alphabet|Greek]] [[Xi]] (Ξ, ξ) comes from.<ref name="Muss-Arnolt">{{cite book |last= Muss-Arnolt|first= W.|title= On Semitic Words in Greek and Latin|year= 1892|publisher= Transactions of the American Philological Association v. 23, p. 35-156. The Johns Hopkins University Press}}</ref> |
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==Hebrew Samekh== |
==Hebrew Samekh== |
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[[als:ס]] |
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[[ceb:Samekh]] |
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[[es:ס]] |
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[[eu:Samekh]] |
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[[fa:سمخ (حرف عبری)]] |
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[[fr:Samech (lettre)]] |
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[[gd:Samekh]] |
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[[he:ס]] |
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[[ka:სამეხი]] |
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[[ht:ס]] |
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[[pl:Samech]] |
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[[ru:Самех]] |
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[[sh:Sameh]] |
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[[fi:Sameḥ]] |
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[[sv:Samek]] |
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[[tl:Samekh]] |
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[[th:ซาเมก]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:59, 25 September 2014
Samekh or Simketh is the fifteenth letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Phoenician, Hebrew, and Aramaic, representing /s/.
The Phoenician letter is where the Greek Xi (Ξ, ξ) comes from.[1]
Hebrew Samekh
[change | change source]Samekh represents /s/, a voiceless alveolar fricative. Unlike most Semitic consonants, the pronunciation of /s/ remains constant between vowels and before voiced consonants.
Samekh in gematria has the value 60.
Samekh and Mem form the abbreviation for the Angel of Death, whose name in Hebrew is Samael. It also stands for centimetre.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Muss-Arnolt, W. (1892). On Semitic Words in Greek and Latin. Transactions of the American Philological Association v. 23, p. 35-156. The Johns Hopkins University Press.