ס

See also: ס׳, ס״, ־ס, Appendix:Variations of "s", and Appendix:Variations of "o"

ס U+05E1, ס HEBREW LETTER SAMEKH ← נ [U+05E0] Hebrew ע → [U+05E2]

Hebrew

Pronunciation

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• Homophone: ש

Letter

ס • (s)

1. Samekh, samech: the fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, after נ and before ע.
2. The numeral 60 in Hebrew numbering.
3. Used to mark the end of a setumah.

Usage notes

• In Modern Hebrew, the letter ס (s) is nearly always pronounced /s/; however, there are a few words and names with a /z/ sound that are nonetheless sometimes written with a ס instead of a ז (z); examples include מוזיקה \ מוסיקה (múzika, “music”) and פריז \ פריס (paríz, “Paris”).

Coordinate terms

• (Hebrew script letters) א,‏ ב,‏ ג,‏ ד,‏ ה,‏ ו,‏ ז,‏ ח,‏ ט,‏ י,‏ כך,‏ ל,‏ מם,‏ נן,‏ ס,‏ ע,‏ פף,‏ צץ,‏ ק,‏ ר,‏ ש,‏ ת