Hebrew alphabet · letter 6 of 22
ו
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Vav
וָו
- Sound
- v as in very – also the vowels o and u
- Transliteration
- v / o / u
- Final form
- none
- Numeric value
- 6
Audio coming soon
Example word
וֶרֶד vered rose
How to write it
- across the top
- down the right side
Easy to confuse with
- ז Zayin
Its head crosses the stem on both sides.
- י Yod
Short – it stops halfway.
- ן Final nun
It drops below the line.
Each pair has its own set of questions: the two letters side by side until you never mix them up.