ו ז
ORIGINALRH-052
Hebrew Letters · Letters That Look Alike
Vav and Zayin
RH-052HebrewSquare Hebrew script and Masoretic reading notation
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
ו ז
Transliterationvav · zayin
Plain meaningTwo narrow letters.
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Vav and Zayin
Vav and Zayin are both narrow vertical forms. Zayin normally has a more pronounced top, while Vav is simpler. Their functions are very different: Vav can also participate in vowel writing and attached conjunctions, while Zayin does not.
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vav · zayin
READINGApproved transliteration
Two narrow letters.
MEANINGHebrew
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