samech

Variant of samekh

samekh definition

sa·mekh or samech sa′·mech (sä′mek′, -mekh′) (sä′mekh′, -mek′)

noun

the fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ס)

Etymology: Heb samekh, lit., support

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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