Talk:Samekh

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[edit] Text Removed

I removed the following text, due to its being innacurate or obscure, and for its sources not being cited:

"The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek Xi (Ξ)."

Samekh may have originated lower case sigma σ, by a horizontal flip of ס, not Xi (or, more correctly, K^hi), which, in turn, is not written "Ξ" (ksi), but Χ (lower case χ). Now, Σ is probably for s(h)in ש, or arabic س.

[edit] Samekh/Semkath

What's the story on these two names? Is the difference linguistic or temporal? 12:27, 16 June 2007 (UTC)