vav

American  

[vahv, vawv] / vɑv, vɔv /

Or vau

noun

1. the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

2. any of the sounds represented by this letter.

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vav British  

/ vɔːv /

noun

1. 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”

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.”

From The Verge

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.

From BBC

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

From Washington Post

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.

From Forbes

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.

From The Guardian