vav

Or vau

[vahv, vawv]

noun

1. the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

2. any of the sounds represented by this letter.

vav

/ vɔːv /

noun

1. Also called: waw. the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ו) transliterated as v or w

Word History and Origins

Origin of vav¹

From the Hebrew word wāw, literally, “hook”

Word History and Origins

Origin of vav¹

from Hebrew wāw a hook

Example Sentences

We recently spotted all three banned brands back on the Amazon storefront under the flimsiest of disguises: Vava had changed its name to “Vav,” TaoTronics became “Taotronic,” and RavPower was simply “Rav.”

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The other featured three letters of the Hebrew alphabet - he, vav, bet, the gold paint which lined the chiselled inscriptions glinting in the winter sun.

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Lev wrote a vav — his very own letter in the ongoing scroll of tradition.

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The Hebrew letter is called the lamedh, and it can mean “to learn,” or as the numerological representation for the number 30 it can be combined with the letter vav — which represents the number six — to form the term for the righteous people who save the world.

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With only its all-round approachability and that tilt facility to distinguish it from the free likes of Letris, this app incarnation is unlikely to have quite the same impact but – like that questionable three-letter word – I'll "vav" it anyway.

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