Tav (תו) means glyph in Hebrew.
It can also mean character, mark, and note. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
glyph, character, mark, note
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סימן, אות.
עֲבֹר בְּתוֹךְ הָעִיר בְּתוֹךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָם וְהִתְוִיתָ תָּו עַל מִצְחוֹת הָאֲנָשִׁים הַנֶּאֱנָחִים וְהַנֶּאֱנָקִים עַל כָּל הַתּוֹעֵבוֹת הַנַּעֲשׂוֹת בְּתוֹכָהּ.
- 2בהשאלה(סימן המורה על) הַנְגָּנָה מוזיקלית מסוימת של צליל; כלומר, גובה הביטוי שלו (אינטונציה) כנגד סולם מוסיקלי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תָּו
- Written without vowel points
- תו
- Said
- tav
- Root
- ת־ו־ה
- Plural
- תָּוִים
- Inflections
- תַּו־; ר' תָּוִים, תָּוֵי־
- Gematria
- 406
This is how Tav is said in other languages.
- English
- glyph, character, mark, note
- Russian
- марка, знак, нота
- French
- marque, signe
These words mean nearly the same as Tav.
These words rhyme with Tav.
The word Tav is part of these phrases and sayings.
- תווי פנים
- תו קניה
- תו תקן
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These words come before and after Tav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tav.
What does Tav (תו) mean in Hebrew?
Tav (תו) means glyph, character, and mark. It is said tav, with the stress on tav.
What is a synonym for Tav (תו)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tav (תו) are אות.
What rhymes with Tav (תו)?
Words that rhyme with Tav (תו) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
Is Tav (תו) masculine or feminine?
The word Tav (תו) is a masculine noun, and its plural is תָּוִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תו of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.