"vav" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vavs [plural]
Etymology: Hebrew וי״ו (vav) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|he|וי״ו|tr=vav}} Hebrew וי״ו (vav) Head templates: {{en-noun}} vav (plural vavs)
  1. The sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ו. Categories (topical): Hebrew letter names Synonyms: waw, vau Related terms: و (w) Translations (Hebrew letter): وَاو (wāw) [masculine] (Arabic), vau [feminine] (Catalan), vav (Finnish), vav [masculine] (French), wau [masculine] (French), waw [masculine] (French), וָו (vav) [feminine] (Hebrew), wau (Malay), واو (vâv) (Persian), vav [masculine] (Portuguese), вав (vav) [masculine] (Russian), vav (Spanish), vav (Turkish), וו (vov) [feminine, masculine] (Yiddish)

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