How To Use samekh In A Sentence
- The Rabbis object, noting that the letter samekh appears in the Torah before this, in Gen. 2: 11, 13: “the one that winds through [ha-sovev]”; the answer given is that verses 11 and 13 speak of the creation of the rivers, and not that of the human race (Gen. Rabbah 17: 6). Eve: Midrash and Aggadah.
- But those who used the Hebrew alphabet had a rather primitive tool at their disposal, namely the letters samekh (for s) and shin (for sh OUPblog
- The appearance of the letter samekh before this verse merely emphasizes the negative tendentiousness of this teaching. Eve: Midrash and Aggadah.
- No two letters are identical, with the exception of 'sin' and 'samekh'. Esser Agaroth
- This teaches that when Eve was created, Satan was created with her (as is alluded by the letter samekh or sin). Eve: Midrash and Aggadah.
- A completely different approach is expressed in the midrash that observes that the letter samekh does not appear from the beginning of Genesis until the creation of Eve, until Gen. 2: 21, which states: “and closed up [va-yisgor] the flesh at that spot.” Eve: Midrash and Aggadah.
- 'ayins and hehs ... not to mention confusing totally dissimilar letters ... not as we the Ashkenazim pronounce the undotted tauw (tav) as a samekh, to our shame. Esser Agaroth