Qoph | |
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Phoenician | 𐤒 |
Hebrew | ק |
Aramaic | 𐡒 |
Syriac | ܩ |
Arabic | ق |
Phonemic representation | q, g, ʔ, k |
Position in alphabet | 19 |
Numerical value | 100 |
Alphabetic derivatives of the Phoenician | |
Greek | Ϙ, Φ |
Latin | Q |
Cyrillic | Ҁ, Ф, Ԛ |
Qoph is the nineteenth letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician qōp 𐤒, Hebrew qūp̄ ק, Aramaic qop 𐡒, Syriac qōp̄ ܩ, and Arabic qāf ق.
Its original sound value was a West Semitic emphatic stop, presumably [kʼ]. In Hebrew numerals, it has the numerical value of 100.