Samekh
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Samech (lettre)
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Samech (ס, prononcé /s/) est la quinzième lettre de l'alphabet phénicien et hébreu. La lettre phénicienne donna le Chi (Χ, χ) de l'alphabet grec, le X de l'alphabet latin et de son équivalent cyrillique.
En hébreu, sémékh signifie colonne, pilier, soutien
Sa valeur numérique est 60.
Le samech n'est pas à l'origine du sīn arabe, mais ces deux lettres ont la même valeur phonétique (/s/), et en général la même valeur numérique.
Particularités
- La lettre Samech est, avec la lettre Mem finale, l'une des 2 lettres entièrement fermées, sans ouverture vers l'extérieur.
Voir aussi
Catégorie : Lettre de l'alphabet hébreu
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