שִׁין

/shin/ · 21/22

Words that start with this letter

For grown-ups

Shin is a special letter with two possible dots — on the right it is 'sh', and on the left it is 'Sin' (like 's'). In Lepdy, children tap it, hear the familiar 'sh' sound, and discover words like 'shemesh' (sun) and 'shulchan' (table).

What sound does Shin make?

With the dot on the right it is 'sh' as in 'shemesh'; with the dot on the left it is 'Sin', sounding like 's'.

Where is Shin in the alphabet?

Shin is the 21st of the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

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