Definition of "tav" [tav]

• The 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Table at alphabet. (noun)

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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.'"
• "He chewed tobacco for a while and goes out to the local "tav" with his buddies from high school."
• "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."