Mem

E80508

Hebrew letter consonant

Mem is the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, representing the "m" sound and having both standard and final written forms.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hebrew letter → consonant →
alphabet	Hebrew alphabet →
blockInUnicode	Hebrew →
categoryInUnicode	Letter →
correspondsToGreekLetter	Mu →
correspondsToLatinLetter	M →
finalFormLettersSet	Kaf sofit → Nun sofit → Pe sofit → Tsadi sofit →
hasAbbreviation	מ →
hasAbjadValue	40 →
hasFinalForm	ם →
hasFinalFormName	Mem sofit →
hasFinalFormUsage	word-final →
hasHistoricalOriginMeaning	water →
hasIsolatedForm	yes →
hasJoiningTypeInHebrewScript	non-joining →
hasLeftJoiningForm	no →
hasPhoenicianAncestor	Phoenician mem →
hasRightJoiningForm	no →
hasStandardForm	מ →
hasStandardFormUsage	word-final-non-final-form → word-initial → word-medial →
isConsonantLetter	true →
isMaterLectionis	yes →
isOneOfFiveFinalFormLetters	yes →
nameInHebrew	מֵם →
numericalValueInGematria	40 →
positionInAlphabet	13 →
representsPhoneme	/m/ →
script	Hebrew script →
scriptDirection	right-to-left →
type	consonantal letter →
UnicodeCodePointFinal	U+05DD →
UnicodeCodePointStandard	U+05DE →
usedAsMaterForVowel	/o/ → /u/ →
usedInWritingSystem	Hebrew → surface form: "Biblical Hebrew" Hebrew → surface form: "Modern Hebrew" Yiddish →

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hebrew alphabet → hasFinalFormLetters → Mem →

Lamed → precedesLetter → Mem →