samekh

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(sä′mek′, -mekh′) (sä′mekh′, -mek′)

or samech

noun

the fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ס)

Origin: Heb samekh, lit., support

See samekh in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Table at alphabet.

Origin:

Origin: Hebrew sāmek

Origin: , of Phoenician origin; see smk in Semitic roots

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