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ש¹

Sounds like ס

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *šinn- (“tooth”), the source of שן. The association of "tooth" with this letter was the result of folk etymology and based on the corresponding Phoenician letter, 𐤔 (š), having a shape resembling a tooth. The letter originally depicted a composite bow, which usually has the tips curving away from the archer when unstrung.

Related to Classical Syriac ܫ, Arabic ش (š), Phoenician 𐤔 (š), Russian ш (š), Aramaic ܫ. More at Shin.

letter sh · s

  1. letter Shin or sin: the twenty-first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, after ר and before ת. שׁ is shin (with the shin dot above the right-hand side of the letter), representing /ʃ/
  2. letter The numeral 300 in Hebrew numbering.

ש²

Sounds like ס

interjection שָׁ · sha

  1. Sh! Hush! Shush!

    Similar: הס

In English

  • what nonstandard relative pronoun

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MLA

"ש." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

ש. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9

Chicago

"ש." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9.

BibTeX
@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ש},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}