This is the 843rd most frequent Hebrew word.
סימן
Sign, mark, or indication.
Here, "סימן" means a mark or sign left by an object.
על השולחן היה סימן של כוס שהשאיר כתם.
On the table, there was a mark from a cup that left a stain.
Here, "סימן" means a sign or indication of an upcoming event.
זה סימן שהגשם עומד להתחיל.
This is a sign that the rain is about to start.
Here, "סימן" refers to a punctuation mark, a symbol with a specific meaning in language.