mem
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- noun
- And now, with Mem before me, I thank him for giving me true friend.
Examples
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Aleph, Mem 1 plus 40 equals 41.
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Thank you, Mem, for humble validation.
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Please, Mem, it is too hot.
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I shall read it at once, Mem. Anna:
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I wish to thank you, Mem, for your courage.
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I share this with you, Mem, because I believe you to be trust worthy.
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The three root letters of emunah are aleph, mem, and nun.
Academic text (1992) -
The word Talmud comes from the root lamed, mem, dared.
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During the following century, Ahmad-i Khani wrote Mem u Zin, the Kurdish national epic, and he was seen by some as an early advocate of Kurdish nationalism.
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In the Hebrew alphabet, the letter mem represents the number 40.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mem is the name of the thirteenth Hebrew letter and comes from an old Semitic word for 'water', the Hebrew word mayim. The letter once showed waves and today it still stands for the sound 'm', so a helpful way to remember mem is to picture water waves making the 'm' sound.