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Waw in Hebrew is וי״ו (vav).

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

וי״ו
vav
noun · masculine
In English

waw

/wɑːw/ /waʊ/

English words in HebrewWords starting with W

These are the Hebrew words for waw as a noun.

Arabic letter

  • וי״וvavmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word וי״ו.

Written with vowel points
וי״ו
Written without vowel points
וי״ו
Said
vav
Its meanings in English
waw, Vav, waw

These words come before and after waw in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨waw⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨waw⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨waw⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨וי״ו⁩, said vav.

Is ⁨וי״ו⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨וי״ו⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨וי״ו⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨waw⁩, ⁨וי״ו⁩ can mean ⁨Vav, waw⁩.

How is ⁨waw⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨waw⁩ is pronounced ⁨/wɑːw/, /waʊ/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry waw 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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