Samekh
Samekh or Simketh is the fifteenth letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Phoenician, Hebrew, and Aramaic, representing /s/.
The Phoenician letter is where the Greek Xi (Ξ, ξ) comes from.[1]
Hebrew Samekh
Samekh represents /s/, a voiceless alveolar fricative. Unlike most Semitic consonants, the pronunciation of /s/ remains constant between vowels and before voiced consonants.
Samekh in gematria has the value 60.
Samekh and Mem form the abbreviation for the Angel of Death, whose name in Hebrew is Samael. It also stands for centimetre.
Samekh Media
- sin
Phoenician letter samekh
Moabite letter
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One epigraphic letter shape of ancient Greek letter Chi.
Syriac letter Semkaṯ in Esṭrangelā form. Created in Inkscape using the Estrangelo Nisibin font.
Syriac letter Semkaṯ in Eastern form. Created in Inkscape using the East Syriac Adiabene font.
Syriac letter Semkaṯ in Serṭā form. Created in Inkscape using the Serto Batnan font.
References
- ↑ Muss-Arnolt, W. (1892). On Semitic Words in Greek and Latin. Transactions of the American Philological Association v. 23, p. 35-156. The Johns Hopkins University Press.