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Vav in Hebrew is וָו (vav).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

וָו
vav
noun · feminine
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In English

vav

/vɑːv/ /vɔːv/

English words in HebrewWords starting with V

These are the Hebrew words for vav as a noun.

Hebrew letter

This is more about the Hebrew word וָו.

Written with vowel points
וָו
Written without vowel points
וו
Said
vav
Plural
וָוִים
Its meanings in English
vav, hook

The Hebrew dictionary's page for וו, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with vav.

These words come before and after vav in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨vav⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨vav⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨vav⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨וָו⁩, said vav. Without vowel points it is written ⁨וו⁩. Its plural is ⁨וָוִים⁩.

Is ⁨וו⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨וו⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨וו⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨vav⁩, ⁨וו⁩ can mean ⁨hook⁩.

How is ⁨vav⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨vav⁩ is pronounced ⁨/vɑːv/, /vɔːv/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry vav and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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