Freeletter 13 of 22
Mem מ
"m" as in mother. At the end of a word it is written ם instead. Letter 13 of 22, worth 40 in gematria.
מ םPrint
מ םHandwriting (approximate)
מ םRashi
Mem
מ
"m" as in mother.
Gematria valueLarge method: 600
40
See it worked out in the gematria calculator.
How to write it
A shape with an opening at the bottom left. The final form ם is a closed box.
Don't confuse it with ס (samech): Final mem ם has corners; samech ס is round.
Words that start with Mem
| English | Hebrew | Transliteration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| water | מַיִם | mayim | |
| what | מָה | ma | |
| family | מִשְׁפָּחָה | mishpacha |
Final form
At the end of a word, Mem is written ם instead of מ. It sounds the same either way; only the shape changes. In the large gematria method the final form is worth 600 rather than 40.