ⲭ, 22nd letter of alphabet, called ⲭⲓ (My 98) S, (K 1, Stern p 418) B, كي (Stern l c, P 43 249). As numeral BF, rarely S (Lant 7, 31) = 600 (ⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲉ). Rare in SAA2F except for ⲕϩ (archaic), as ⲙⲁⲭ (Deu 9 13), ⲙⲁⲭ (2 Macc 6 3 A), ⲙⲟⲭⲥ (Si 25 16), ⲣⲁⲭⲏ (Hos 3 1 A), ⲣⲁⲭϥ (Mani H 19 A2), ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲭ (LMis 517), ⲭⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ (BKU 1 23); converse (rare), as ⲉⲕϩⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ (Mor 31 48), ⲕϩⲉⲣⲉ (χαῖρε BIF 27 63 F). In B = S ⲕ (1) before liquids, as ⲭⲗⲁⲗ, ⲭⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲱ (AM 204); (2) before tone vowel, as ⲁⲭⲱ, ⲭⲱⲡ, ϫⲉⲭⲁⲥ; (3) beginning syllable after consonant, as ⲛⲭⲁⲓ; also in ⲃⲉⲭⲉ. Replaces ⲕ (rare), as ⲥⲭⲟⲣⲧⲁ (σκόρδον DeV 1 109), ⲭⲟⲅⲕⲏ (κόγχη BSM 129), ⲥⲭⲓⲇⲁⲣⲏ (σκυτάλη Ep 391); converse, as ⲑⲉⲕⲛⲓ (τέχνη Va 66 305), ⲕⲁⲗⲕⲓⲟⲛ (Ep 550), ⲕⲗⲁⲙⲓⲥ (χλαμύς C 89 95). Replaces ϣ, as ⲭⲧⲏⲛ (BMis 382), ⲥⲁⲛⲭ (J 116 4), ⲭⲟⲟⲥ (BKU 1 48); converse, as ϣⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ (1 Kg 17 18), cf ⲙⲉⲗϭⲓⲥⲉⲇⲉⲕ (var He 7 10 B). Replaces ϧ, as ⲥⲭⲁⲓ (MR 5 42), ⲭⲁⲏ (Job 28 3), ⲭⲉⲣⲉⲃ, ⲭⲓⲥⲓ (BM 1237), ⲭⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲓ (FR 102), ⲭⲉⲛ- (Ryl 460); converse, as ϧⲱⲣⲓⲥ (Va 57 275), ϧⲁⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲣ (EW 19). Replaces ϩ (rare), as ⲭⲁⲣⲟⲓ (Louvre R 51 vo), ⲥⲭⲁⲧ, ⲟⲩⲁⲭⲏⲣ (CMSS 30). Replaces ⲅ (rare), as ⲭⲗⲓϥⲓ (γλύφειν DeV 2 196); converse, as ⲉⲗⲁⲅⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ (CO 165). Replaced by ϫ (archaic), prob mere graphic error (not B, Stern 26 s f all misprints), as ⲁⲣϫⲓ (PS 86), ⲁⲓϫⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ (Mani 2), ⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟϫⲓⲁ (AP 14), ⲡⲁⲥϫⲁ (Jo 6 4 A2), ⲯⲩϫⲏ (Lu 1 46 Lacau), ϣⲓϫ (Zech 10 11 A), ϫⲓⲱⲛ (Cl 8 4); converse, as ⲉⲭⲙ (Lu 1 33), ⲣⲉⲭⲛⲁⲩ (Hos 9 2 F JEA 11 245), ⲥⲁⲭⲛⲉ (ib 7 15), ⲧⲁⲭⲣⲁⲉⲓⲧ (El 72), ⲭⲱⲣⲙⲉ (ib 42), ⲭⲱⲣⲉ (Ps 46 9 A), ⲭⲁⲓⲙⲁⲉⲓⲧ (TU 43 21) & prob χ(ρ)ῆρε (PMon 131, PLond 5 170), Πχώορε (Preisigke), Χεκοῦλ (POxy 2037). Transcribes Ar ﻛ, as ⲗⲉⲭⲉⲛ لكن, ⲉⲇⲭⲟⲣ اذكر, ⲭⲉⲛ كان (all EW 234 ff), ⲭⲓⲡⲣⲓⲑ كبريت (PMéd 230), ⲙⲓⲥⲭ مسك (ib), ϩⲁⲭⲏⲙ حاكم (ALR '96 473); transcribed by ش, as شيون ⲭⲓⲱⲛ (BIF 5 94), ارشلا ⲁⲭⲓⲗⲗⲁⲥ (PO 1 401); or خ, as اوتخس ⲉⲩⲧⲩⲭⲏⲥ, باخوميوس ⲡⲁⲭⲱⲙⲓⲟⲥ; or ﻛ (rare), as كا ⲭⲁ (BIF 5 93).