The appearance of the letter samekh before this verse merely emphasizes the negative tendentiousness of this teaching. From Wordnik.com. [Eve: Midrash and Aggadah.] Reference
No two letters are identical, with the exception of 'sin' and 'samekh'. From Wordnik.com. [Esser Agaroth] Reference
'ayins and hehs ... not to mention confusing totally dissimilar letters ... not as we the Ashkenazim pronounce the undotted tauw (tav) as a samekh, to our shame. From Wordnik.com. [Esser Agaroth] Reference
But those who used the Hebrew alphabet had a rather primitive tool at their disposal, namely the letters samekh (for s) and shin (for sh. From Wordnik.com. [OUPblog] Reference
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