samekh

or sa·mech

[ sah-muhkh ]

noun
  1. the 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

  2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.

Origin of samekh

1
<Hebrew sāmekh, akin to sāmakh he supported

Words Nearby samekh

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British Dictionary definitions for samekh

samekh

/ (ˈsɑːmək, Hebrew ˈsamɛx) /


noun
  1. the 15th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (ס) transliterated as s

Origin of samekh

1
Hebrew, literally: a support

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