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samekh

American

[sah-muhkh] / ˈsɑ məx /

Or samech

noun

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

samekh British

/ ˈsɑːmək, ˈsamɛx /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of samekh

< Hebrew sāmekh, akin to sāmakh he supported

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