"ו־" meaning in Hebrew

See ו־ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ve/ [Modern-Israeli], /wa/ (note: reconstructed Biblical) Forms: וְ־ [canonical], v'- [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *wa. Cognate with Arabic وَ (wa). Etymology templates: {{inh|he|sem-pro|*wa}} Proto-Semitic *wa, {{cog|ar|وَ}} Arabic وَ (wa) Head templates: {{head|he|conjunction|head=וְ־|tr=v'-}} וְ־ • (v'-)
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      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "sem-pro",
        "3": "*wa"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *wa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "وَ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic وَ (wa)",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Semitic *wa. Cognate with Arabic وَ (wa).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "וְ־",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "conj",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew clitics",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "and"
      ],
      "id": "en-ו־-he-conj-YgERG4Og",
      "links": [
        [
          "and",
          "and"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ve/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wa/",
      "note": "reconstructed Biblical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ו־"
}
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "form": "וְ־",
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "v'-",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "conjunction",
        "head": "וְ־",
        "tr": "v'-"
      },
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        "Hebrew lemmas",
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        "Hebrew terms derived from Proto-Semitic",
        "Hebrew terms inherited from Proto-Semitic",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "and"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "and",
          "and"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ve/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wa/",
      "note": "reconstructed Biblical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ו־"
}

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