Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The last letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
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- noun Alternative form of
taw .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Andrew: No, it's not an Arabic loan; the base word tavān goes back to Pahlavi Middle Persian tuwān 'might, power.'
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He chewed tobacco for a while and goes out to the local "tav" with his buddies from high school.
Gender Part 1: Boys Don't Cry JLK 2009
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The 22nd and final letter of the Hebrew alphabet, tav J, was 400.
HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010
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Within those verses, the following Hebrew letters are written in a small script, “tav,” “shin,” and “zain.”
Can America Survive? John Hagee 2010
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The figure being thrown around by the government recently was that everyone would get a $2000 tav rebate.
Why I Like Blogs Better Than The MSM « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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The 22nd and final letter of the Hebrew alphabet, tav J, was 400.
HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010
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Within those verses, the following Hebrew letters are written in a small script, “tav,” “shin,” and “zain.”
Can America Survive? John Hagee 2010
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Additionally, the Hebrew letter “vav” is written in a larger script than the rest of the text.23 Since the Jewish calendar year is represented by Hebrew letters, the smaller letters, “tav,” “shin,” and “zain” refer to Jewish calendar year 707.
Can America Survive? John Hagee 2010
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Additionally, the Hebrew letter “vav” is written in a larger script than the rest of the text.23 Since the Jewish calendar year is represented by Hebrew letters, the smaller letters, “tav,” “shin,” and “zain” refer to Jewish calendar year 707.
Can America Survive? John Hagee 2010
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The 22nd and final letter of the Hebrew alphabet, tav J, was 400.
HERE’S LOOKING AT EUCLID Alex Bellos 2010
oroboros commented on the word tav
Vat in reverse.
November 2, 2007