tav

American

[tahv, tawv, tahf, tawf] / tɑv, tɔv, tɑf, tɔf /

noun

the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
the consonant sound represented by this letter.

tav British

/ tɑːf, tɑːv, tav, taf /

noun

the 22nd and last letter in the Hebrew alphabet (ת), transliterated as t or when final th

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Etymology

Origin of tav

From the Hebrew word tāw literally, mark

Example Sentences

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Gus- tav, senior partner in the family furniture business, was a 50-year-old bachelor who enjoyed most moments of his ordered life.

From Time Magazine Archive

It consisted of the last letter of the Samaritan alphabet, the tau or tav in its decussated or most primitive form, and may be described, as it has been sometimes, as a cruciform hammer.

From The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices by Anonymous

In the sense of "that which spreads" I am inclined to bring in the root ta, tav, tan, tam.

From The River-Names of Europe by Ferguson, Robert

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