ס

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

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”).

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