"מ" meaning in Hebrew

See מ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

IPA: /mem/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288_(heb)-Uziel302-מ.wav
Head templates: {{head|he|letter|tr=m}} מ • (m)
  1. Mem: the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, after ל and before נ. Tags: letter, masculine
    Sense id: en-מ-he-character-ZlvZjVDU
  2. The numeral 40 in Hebrew numbering. Tags: letter, masculine
    Sense id: en-מ-he-character-pTiItk18 Categories (other): Character list templates Disambiguation of Character list templates: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Clipping of לְשׁוֹן הַמִּקְרָא. Etymology templates: {{clip|he|לְשׁוֹן הַמִּקְרָא}} Clipping of לְשׁוֹן הַמִּקְרָא Head templates: {{head|he|noun|tr=m.}} מ • (m.)
  1. (lexicography) initialism of מִקְרָא (“Hebrew Bible”), used to indicate that a term originates from the oldest layer of the Hebrew language: Biblical Hebrew Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, masculine Alternative form of: מִקְרָא (extra: (“Hebrew Bible”), used to indicate that a term originates from the oldest layer of the Hebrew language: Biblical Hebrew) Synonyms: תָּנָ״ךְ
    Sense id: en-מ-he-noun-tQ1W8OTK Categories (other): Lexicography, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 7 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 6 78 Topics: human-sciences, lexicography, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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