vav

American

[vahv, vawv] / vɑv, vɔv /

Or vau

noun

the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
any of the sounds represented by this letter.

vav British

/ vɔːv /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of vav

From the Hebrew word wāw, literally, “hook”

Example Sentences

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"WE will take the twenty-ninth chapter of second Chronicles this morning, Ralph—what do WE understand by this peculiar use of VAV CONVERSIVE?"

From The Lilac Sunbonnet by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

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