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samek 
 mem

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samek 
 mem

Placement

Listed with preference to original pronunciation over modern.

Lips (4)

labial (2, vav as /w/, mem)

labiodental (2, peh as /f/, bet as /v/)

Tongue (4)

post-dental (3, tet as /t/, dalet as /ð/, tav as /θ/)

lateral (1, lamed)

Teeth (6)

alveolar (5+, nun*, zeyin, samek, tsadi, resh)

postalveolar (1, shin)

* because air doesn't pass through the teeth with nun, it is sometimes classified as a post-dental

Palate (4)

palatal (1, yod)

velar (2+, kaf, gimel)

uvular (1+, qof)

Throat (4)

See gutturals

pharyngeal (2, khet, eyin)

glottal (2, heh, alef)

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