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Meaning of "samekh" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SAMEKH

Hebrew, literally: a support.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SAMEKH

samekh  [ˈsɑːmək] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAMEKH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Samekh is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SAMEKH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Samekh

Samekh or Simketh is the fifteenth letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Phoenician, Hebrew, and Aramaic, representing /s/. The Arabic alphabet, however, uses a letter based on Phoenician šin to represent /s/; however, that glyph takes Samekh's place in the traditional Abjadi order of the Arabic alphabet. The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek Xi.

Definition of samekh in the English dictionary

The definition of samekh in the dictionary is the 15th letter in the Hebrew alphabet transliterated as s.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAMEKH


bummock
ˈbʌmək
crummock
ˈkrʌmək
gammock
ˈɡæmək
hammock
ˈhæmək
hummock
ˈhʌmək
mammock
ˈmæmək
Pamuk
ˈpæmək
Potomac
pəˈtəʊmək
samech
ˈsɑːmək
slommock
ˈslɒmək
slummock
ˈslʌmək
stomach
ˈstʌmək
stomack
ˈstʌmək

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAMEKH

sambhur
sambo
sambo wrestler
sambo wrestling
Sambre
sambuca
sambuke
sambur
same
same-day
same-sex
samech
samel
samely
sameness
samey
sameyness
samfoo
samfu

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAMEKH

ankh
Balkh
Kazakh
kh
lakh
Nagorno-Karabakh
Oistrakh
rajpramukh
sheikh
Sikh

Synonyms and antonyms of samekh in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «samekh» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAMEKH

Find out the translation of samekh to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of samekh from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «samekh» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

samekh
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

samekh
570 millions of speakers

English

samekh
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

samekh
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

samekh
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самех
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

samekh
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

samekh
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

samekh
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Samekh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

samekh
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

samekh
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

samekh
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Samekh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

samekh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

samekh
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

त्याचख
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sameh
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Samekh
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Samek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

самех
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

samekh
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

samekh
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

samekh
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

samekh
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

samekh
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of samekh

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAMEKH»

The term «samekh» is normally little used and occupies the 129.850 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAMEKH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «samekh» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «samekh» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about samekh

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAMEKH»

Discover the use of samekh in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to samekh and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Samekh-Pe
Unlike previous dictionaries, which have been dictionaries of biblical Hebrew, it is the first dictionary of the classical Hebrew language to cover not only the biblical texts but also Ben Sira, the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Hebrew ...
David J. A. Clines, 2007
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Samekh
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
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A bilingual concordance to the targum of the Prophets: ...
The final volume will contain additions and corrections, a cumulative Hebrew-Aramaic index, as well as an English-Aramaic index.
Johannes Cornelis de Moor, 2002
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An Introduction to Ancient and Modern Hebrew
Samekh is also the letter for Sukkah, indicating that God's omnipresence is our support and shelter. God is active in His support for creation (Hebrews 1:3), and we are passive in relying our trusting in His provision and care for our lives. 3.
Al Garza Th.D, PhD
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ספר הזהר
S (samekh), enclosed within and assumes the form of the letter O four directions of the world.22 (mem), shu'a son of Levi, ``Once the mishkan was erected, Shekhinah descended and settled among them.'' The name Eden is often associated ...
Daniel Chanan Matt, 2009
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The Tel Dan Inscription: A Reappraisal and a New Introduction
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George Athas, 2006
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The Magick of Aleister Crowley: A Handbook of the Rituals of ...
It was during this period that he developed the techniques that would form the basis of what he would consider "the most powerful and exalted of all my magical instruct ions," Liber Samekh. On the Tree of Life, the Path of Samekh is the second ...
Lon Milo DuQuette, 2003
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The Experience of Jewish Liturgy: Studies Dedicated to ...
This is the correct way of pointing the word, with a shuruk under the mem and a pata under the samekh and a rafeh [over it]. But in all the prayer books the mem is pointed with a sh'va and the samekh with a shuruk, which is wholly incorrect, ...
Debra Reed Blank, 2011
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Aramaic and Hebrew Inscriptions from Mt. Gerizim and Samaria ...
SamekhSamekh usually exhibits a horizontal or round baseline. This base is absent in the samekh of the Kerak inscription, which seems to reflect an earlier stage. Samekh is not attested in the inscriptions from ̆Hala.sa and of A.sla.h from ...
Jan Dušek, 2012
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The End of Religion, the Beginning of Self: Using the Hebrew ...
1730 — Samekh- 60.40.20(500) — pillar. THE LETTER '0 SAMEKH, like all letters in the series of tens, is conditioned by space and time. It is the support of life-sustaining elements for a 3 Kaph, a container of 7 Yuwd, to emerge. In this regard ...
M. Bruno Curfs, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAMEKH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term samekh is used in the context of the following news items.
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Египет усилит охрану иностранных представительств
... представительств иностранных государств на фоне террористической угрозы, – сказал глава египетского МИД Самех Шукри (Samekh Shukri). «Islam Today, Jul 15»
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„Kit Behemót buja s hars poklához az orkán
nak az alapját Aleister Crowley Liber Samekh „doktrínája” szolgáltatta, őt magát pedig egy 4. századi görög-egyiptomi gnosztikus papiruszra vetett rituális ... «Hardrock, May 15»
3
The Fire Was Not Consumed
... intended for the Four Seasons Restaurant and now displayed at the Tate Modern, “may recall letters of the Hebrew alphabet: gimel, samekh, and mem sophit. «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
4
When Is Passover 2015? Plus 10 Things To Know About Important …
“Pesach” comes from the Hebrew root Pei-Samekh-Cheit, meaning to pass through, to pass over, to exempt or to spare. It refers to the time when -after many ... «Latin Times, Mar 15»
5
Sealed With A Kiss: The Religious History Of X And O
Let's start with the “x” — a simple, easily drawn shape that got its start in Western civilization as the ancient Phoenician letter “samekh” for the consonant sound ... «Huffington Post, Feb 15»
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Sealed with a kiss: The religious history of X and O (COMMENTARY)
Let's start with the “x” — a simple, easily drawn shape that got its start in Western civilization as the ancient Phoenician letter “samekh” for the consonant sound ... «Religion News Service, Feb 15»
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Is it a home? A museum? This Tel Aviv couple decided on both
“I like to say the letters that make up the root of the Hebrew word for collector [asfan: aleph-samekh-peh-nun] encapsulate the collector's life: love, curiosity, ... «Haaretz, Jan 15»
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Author-printer-publisher celebrates hobby that 'took over my life'
A favorite page spread illustrates the letter samekh with the Yiddish words for peanut butter, sandwich and jar, and an accompanying sketch. Although Postman ... «Jweekly.com, Aug 14»
9
In the name of Zionism, change your name
... when he immigrated here by way of Argentina, wrote “Sarachensky,” with a samekh. In the vicinity of Berezivka flows the Tiligul River, and the train station was ... «Haaretz, Jan 14»
10
From Poland, liquid sunshine in a bottle
“Yes, Gentlemen, let us not forget to give due respect to the drinks: To taste the simple samekh brandy and the tzadik brandy, left over from Passover, that has ... «Haaretz, Oct 13»

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