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| Samekh | |
|---|---|
| Phoenician | 𐤎 |
| Hebrew | ס |
| Aramaic | 𐡎 |
| Syriac | ܣ |
| Phonemic representation | s |
| Position in alphabet | 15 |
| Numerical value | 60 |
| Alphabetic derivatives of the Phoenician | |
| Greek | Ξ |
| Cyrillic | Ѯ |
Samekh or samech is the fifteenth letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician sāmek 𐤎, Hebrew sāmeḵ ס, Aramaic samek 𐡎, and Syriac semkaṯ ܣ.
Samekh represents a voiceless alveolar fricative /s/. In the Hebrew language, the samekh has the same pronunciation as the left-dotted shin.
The numerical value of samekh is 60. The letter samekh is the only letter of the Semitic abjad that has no surviving descendant in the Arabic alphabet.