sadhe

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The eighteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, written צ and sounding like ts

noun

Specialized

: sadhe

The Hebrew letter sadhe is sometimes transliterated as 'ts' or 'ṣ' in English.

Examples

On the chart, sadhe appears between pe and qoph in the Hebrew alphabet.
In learning Hebrew, Anna struggled to pronounce the unique sound of sadhe.
The letter sadhe is pronounced like 'ts'.
In Hebrew, the sadhe comes after the letter 'tzadi'.
In learning Hebrew, Anna struggled to pronounce the unique sound of sadhe.
On the chart, sadhe appears between pe and qoph in the Hebrew alphabet.
The Hebrew letter sadhe is sometimes transliterated as 'ts' or 'ṣ' in English.

Surface Forms

sadhe singular

sadhes plural

Etymology

Sadhe is the name of the eighteenth Hebrew letter, written צ, and is pronounced like 'ts' or 'ṣ'. The name comes from a very old word, often written tsadi or ṣādē, that may have meant 'hunter' or 'fishhook', so a helpful way to remember sadhe is to imagine a hook catching the sharp 'ts' sound and why the letter keeps that name and sound today.