单词 | vau |
释义 | vaun. The sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet; the Hebrew particle va-, ve-, ū- ‘and’, denoted by this letter. (Cf. vav n.) ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > name of written character > [noun] > Semitic alephc1300 vau1382 yod1534 waw1832 vav1869 1382 Wyclif Psalms cxix. 41 (heading) Vau. [Also in Coverdale and later versions.] c1639 W. Mure Psalmes cxix, in Wks. (1898) II. 185 He... Vau. 1643 J. Caryl Expos. Job (1676) I. 1586 The particle Vau..usually taken as a Conjunction. 1643 J. Caryl Expos. Job (1676) I. 1587 Thus in the Text the particle (Vau) is taken by some as a note of likeness. 1736 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ II. at F Its place and analogous use favour its descent from the Hebrew vau. 1758 Wise Some Enq. Europe 137 (note) The Hebrew ו Vau or Whaw. 1798 Brit. Critic 11 116 There is no similarity whatever between the Syriac jod..and vau. 1832 S. Lee Gram. Hebrew Lang. (ed. 2) 21 The Vaw..is frequently left out. 1832 S. Lee Gram. Hebrew Lang. (ed. 2) 30 The Vaw commencing this last syllable. 1844 W. Upton Physioglyphics 156 The Hebrew having no express character for o, the full sound of it is indicated by a vau with a dot above. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1382 |
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