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Mem (also spelled '''Meem''' or '''Mim''') is the thirteenth letter of many Semitic Abjads , including Phoenician , Aramaic , Hebrew and Arabic Alphabet . Its value is IPA . The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek Mu (Μ), Etruscan , Latin M , and Cyrillic М . ORIGINS OF MEM: Mem is usually assumed to come from a pictogram of water (''mayim'' in Modern Hebrew , ''mye'' in modern Arabic). MEM IN HEBREW: Hebrew Pronunciation: Mem is pronounced as a /), like the English M . Variations on Written form/Pronunciation: In Hebrew, Mem, like Kaph , Nun , Pe , and Tzadi , has a final form, used at the end of words. Its shape changes from this: מ to this: '''ם'''. The pronunciation is not changed. Significance of Mem: In Gematria , Mem represents the number 40. Its final form represents 600 but this is rarely used, Tav and Resh (400+200) being used instead. In the Sefer Yetzirah , the letter Mem is King over Water, Formed Earth in the Universe, Cold in the Year, and the Belly in the Soul. The final form of Mem is used in the middle of a word only once in the Bible . In Isaiah 9:6, he says:
As an abbreviation, it stands for Metre . In the Israeli Army it can also stand for ''mefaked'', Commander . In Hebrew religious texts, it can stand for The Name Of God Makom, the Place. |
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