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waw

waw

1 9.9
The sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet that makes a 'w' or 'v' sound
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : vav
  • In Hebrew, the waw represents both the sounds 'w' and 'v'.
  • waw conjunction

Examples

  • Please welcome... the reigning WAW Champion... the unstoppable, the untamable...

  • "All I can remember the doctor saying was, 'Waw, waw-waw, waw-waw.'"

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  • "All I can remember the doctor saying was, 'Waw, waw-waw, waw-waw.'"

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  • The following articles were among her earliest works, some post-scripted by William Allen White (WAW) before his death in 1944.

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  • d. Waw conjunction. The doublet. (6), with the waw conjunction, is marked to distinguish it from the more numerous forms without the waw conjunction.

    Academic text (2007)
  • d. Waw conjunction. The doublet. (6), with the waw conjunction, is marked to distinguish it from the more numerous forms without the waw conjunction.

    Academic text (2007)
  • d. Waw conjunction. The doublet. (6), with the waw conjunction, is marked to distinguish it from the more numerous forms without the waw conjunction.

    Academic text (2007)
  • On MW2, it's basically a non-issue, even with a red bar—hell, I can say that with WAW too.

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  • The letter waw is essential for forming many words in Hebrew.

  • The waw is the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, often used in religious texts.

Synonyms

vav
vswaw
  • Specialized
1 9.9

The sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet that makes the sound v or w and sometimes shows a vowel

corresponds to the consonant sounds v or w without vowel use

Surface Forms

waw singular
waws plural

Etymology

Waw is the name of a Hebrew letter that originally meant 'hook' or 'peg' in an old Semitic language, because the letter once looked a little like a hook. It makes a sound like the English letters W or V and is often used in Hebrew as a small word for 'and', so its origin helps explain both its sound and its joining use.