Definition of "vav" []

• The sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Table at alphabet. (noun)

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• "As for the "vav" construction, those are attached to certain verbs rather than nouns, and they are not used to indicate the preposition "from"."
• "- [Torath Kohanim 1: 17] [The extra "vav" at the beginning of this phrase comes] to exclude the case of a goring animal that has killed [a man]."
• "The "vav" [meaning "and" here demonstrates that this section concerning voluntary burnt offerings from the flock] is a continuation from the previous subject [those from cattle, and is thereby connected in that the laws of each are common to both]."