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

  • Homophone: ש‎

Letter

ס • (s)

  1. Samekh: the fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
  2. Used as 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

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