"samekh" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: samekhs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} samekh (plural samekhs)
  1. The 15th letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician. Aramaic. Hebrew. Syriac. And many others). Categories (topical): Hebrew letter names Synonyms: samech, samek, simketh Translations (Semitic letter): sàmec [feminine] (Catalan), samekh (Finnish), samèkh [masculine] (French), samekh [masculine] (French), סָמֶךְ (sámech) [feminine] (Hebrew), ס [symbol] (Hebrew), samech [neuter] (Latin), samek [neuter] (Swedish), סמך (samekh) [feminine, masculine] (Yiddish)

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