The Letters of the Hebrew Alphabet

The Hebrew letter SHIN

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SHIN is the twenty first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Shin is also Sin—depending upon the position of the nikkud.

Shin

Sin

Pronunciation.
Shin is pronounced as "sh" in shoe.
Sin is pronounced as "s" in sow.

Transliteration.
Shin is transliterated "sh".
Sin is transliterated "s".

Examples.
(peace, hello) is transliterated shalom. Syllabification. sha-lom.
(happy, glad) is transliterated sameaḥ. Syllabification. sa-me-aḥ.

Gematria. Shin is equal to 300.

SPIRITUALITY in the letter SHIN

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