vav

or vau

[ vahv, vawv ]

noun
  1. the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

  2. any of the sounds represented by this letter.

Origin of vav

1
From the Hebrew word wāw, literally, “hook”

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British Dictionary definitions for vav

vav

/ (vɔːv) /


noun
  1. the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ו) transliterated as v or w: Also called: waw

Origin of vav

1
from Hebrew wāw a hook

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