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Shin/Sin – Another pair of letters. If the dot is over the right
upward branch of this letter, it is Shin and has the /sh/ sound of
shoulder. If the dot is over the left upward branch of this letter,
it is sin and has an /s/ sound like silence. The Hebrew word for
peace, Shalom, begins with the letter Shin. The numerical
equivalent of Shin/Sin is 300.
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Tahv – There are actually two versions of this letter. One has a
dot in the center and one does not. Some pronunciations of Hebrew
distinguish between the two but some do not. It typically has the
/t/ sound as in toboggan. The Hebrew word Tapooan, which means
apple, begins with the letter Tahv.