vav

or vau

[ vahv, vawv ]

/ vɑv, vɔv /

noun

the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

any of the sounds represented by this letter.

Words nearby vav

vaunty, vaupés, vauquelin, vaux, vauxhall, vav, vavasor, vavasory, vavilov, vaward, vb

Origin of vav

From the Hebrew word wāw literally, hook

Definition for vau (2 of 2)

Le Vau

[ luh voh ]

/ lə ˈvoʊ /

noun

Louis

[lwee] /lwi/, 1612–70, French architect.

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Examples from the Web for vau

When erected, the Estrangelo-Syriac Vau is precisely the form of our 6.
Notes and Queries, Number 51, October 19, 1850|Various
These bear a great resemblance to the Syriac Heth and Vau (a hook).
Notes and Queries, Number 51, October 19, 1850|Various
By using W for double Vau (or 12) he cooks the number out of his own name.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II)|Augustus de Morgan
Vau and her handmaidens were off to tea on La Carabine, preliminary to a swimming party at Papa-seea.
In the Track of the Trades|Lewis R. Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for vau

vav

/ (vɔːv) /

noun

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

Word Origin for vav

from Hebrew wāw a hook

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