tav
Americannoun
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the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
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the consonant sound represented by this letter.
noun
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
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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
Kánna tu sos kédo lis sórkon chérus tu astis risser buti dinneli chaia sa tav trūstal tiro āngushtri.
From The Gypsies by Leland, Charles Godfrey
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.
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