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taw

taw

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The 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
  • noun
  • /tɔ/
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  • For example, the last letter in the Phoenician is called "taw" or "tah" (meaning mark) and led to our current letter T with the same sound.

Examples

  • Letters to Nay Pyi Taw will be answered, he said.

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  • After the meeting, Vice President Dr. Sai Mauk Kham and his entourage left for Nay Pyi Taw by the

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  • The letter taw is the last letter in the Hebrew alphabet.

  • In Hebrew, the letter taw represents the sound 't'.

  • The shape of the taw is similar to a cross.

Surface Forms

taw singular
taws plural

Etymology

The word taw is the name of the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet and it often stands for the t sound, so you can think of it as the 't' at the end of the Hebrew word for 'truth'.