vav
or vau
[ vahv, vawv ]
/ vɑv, vɔv /
|
noun
the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
any of the sounds represented by this letter.
Nearby words
Origin of vav
From the Hebrew word wāw literally, hook
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.
These bear a great resemblance to the Syriac Heth and Vau (a hook).
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 MorganVau 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
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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