vav
noun
the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
vau
-
a variation of
vav.
Example Sentences
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"E meu ru ru a vau," it ran, and that was all of it, sung in a stately, endless, ever-varying chant, accompanied by solemn chords from the ukelele.
From The Turtles of Tasman by London, Jack
O vau, I; o oe, thou; o oia, she, he, it.
From A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 by Kotzebue, Otto von
"O coumbo d'Uriage Bos fresqueirous, Ounte aven fa lou viage Dis amourous,Pg 210 O vau qu'aven noumado Noste univers, Se perdes ta ramado Gardo mi vers."
From Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence by Downer, Charles Alfred
In the present so-called Hebrew, as in the Syriac, Sabæic, Palmyrenic, and some other kindred writings, the vau takes the place of F, and indicates the sounds of v and u.
From Atlantis : the antediluvian world by Donnelly, Ignatius
Episemon, ep-i-sē′mon, n. the characteristic device of a city, &c.: one of three obsolete Greek letters used as numerals—, vau; , koppa; and , san, sampi.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
