vav

American

[vahv, vawv] / vɑv, vɔv /

Or vau

noun

the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
any of the sounds represented by this letter.

vav British

/ vɔːv /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of vav

From the Hebrew word wāw, literally, “hook”

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