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# samekh

noun

«samekh» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In the Sefer Yetzirah, Samekh is one of twelve simple letters. It is linked to sleep, Sagittarius, Kislev and the stomach.

### Meaning

The fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which makes an "s" sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/samekh/#m1)

### Examples

- And Samekh-Tzadi-Resh-Shin, between the teeth and tongue, lain down and flattened. \[note 1: These last two words, שכובה ושטותה, are difficult to identify. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/samekh/#x1)
- == Chapter 5 == \[5:1\] Twelve Simple Letters, Heh-Waw Zayin-Chet Tet-Yod Lamed-Nun ʽAyin-Samekh Tzadi-Qof—Their foundation is Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Talking, Eating, Sex, Work, Movement, Excitement, Play, Contemplation, Sleep. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/samekh/#x2)
- He made the Samekh reign, and bound to it a crown, and formed with it Sagittarius in the World, and Kislew in the year, and the gall in the Person. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/samekh/#x3)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «samekh» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/samekh/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«samekh» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/samekh.html) on Mova free.