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Hebrew Letters · Letters That Look Alike

Final Nun and Vav

RH-055HebrewSquare Hebrew script and Masoretic reading notation

ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST

ן ו

Transliterationfinal nun · vav

Plain meaningTwo vertical forms of different length and position.

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Final Nun and Vav

In some fonts final Nun and Vav can be confused because both are narrow vertical strokes. Final Nun normally extends farther downward and can only occur at the end of a word. Vav can occur throughout a word.

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ן ו
ORIGINAL

RH-055

final nun · vav
READING

Approved transliteration

Two vertical forms of different length and position.
MEANING

Hebrew

REMEMBER

ן is word-final and usually extends lower.