Letters Group 3: Mem to Tsadi (מ–צ)

In this lesson, you will learn letters 13 through 18 of the Hebrew alphabet: Mem, Nun, Samekh, Ayin, Pe, and Tsadi. This group is notable because four of the six letters (Mem, Nun, Pe, Tsadi) have final forms (sofit) — special shapes used at the end of a word.

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מ — Mem

Property	Detail
Name	Mem (מֵם)
Sound	m as in "mother"
Numerical Value	40
Block Form	מ
Final Form	ם

Mem has two forms:

Position	Form	Shape
Initial / medial	מ	Open on the bottom left
Final (sofit)	ם	Fully closed square

מַיִם (mayim) — water    (open Mem at start, closed Mem at end)
מֶלֶךְ (melekh) — king
מוֹרָה (mora) — teacher (female)

Memory aid: Final Mem (ם) is a closed box — like water sealed in a container. The word Mem itself comes from mayim (water).

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נ — Nun