zayin

za·yin

 (zä′yĭn)

n.

The seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Table at alphabet.

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[Hebrew, of Phoenician origin; see ḏ in Semitic roots.]

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zayin

(ˈzɑːjɪn)

n

(Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ז), transliterated as z

[from Hebrew, literally: weapon]

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za•yin

(ˈzɑ yɪn)

n.

the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

[1895–1900; < Hebrew, akin to zayin weapon]

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zayin - the 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet Hebraic alphabet, Hebrew alphabet, Hebrew script - a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino) alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"

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