tav

[tahv, tawv, tahf, tawf]

noun

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

Also tau, taw.

Origin of tav

From the Hebrew word tāw literally, mark

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Historical Examples of tav

The tropic heat of Tav increased; it was as if the ground itself were steaming.
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There is no night or day in Tav since the blue light is steady.
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Then, as through a curtain, they came into the light of Tav.
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In the shining surface Garin saw pictured a break in Tav's wall.
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More than ever he was the outlander with no true roots in Tav.
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British Dictionary definitions for tav

tav

taw

noun

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

Word Origin for tav

from Hebrew: cross, mark

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