Lamedh
| Lamedh | |
|---|---|
| Phoenician | 𐤋 |
| Hebrew | ל |
| Aramaic | 𐡋 |
| Syriac | ܠ |
| Arabic | ل |
| Phonemic representation | l, (ɫ) |
| Position in alphabet | 12 |
| Numerical value | 30 |
| Alphabetic derivatives of the Phoenician | |
| Greek | Λ |
| Latin | L |
| Cyrillic | Л |
Lamedh or lamed is the twelfth letter of the Semitic abjads, including Hebrew lāmeḏ ל, Aramaic lāmaḏ 𐡋, Syriac lāmaḏ ܠ, Arabic lām ل, and Phoenician lāmd 𐤋. Its sound value is [l]. It is also related to the Ancient North Arabian 𐪁, South Arabian 𐩡, and Ge'ez ለ.
The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek Lambda (Λ), Latin L, and Cyrillic El (Л).