What does וָו (wāw) mean in the Bible?
וָו (wāw): A hook for fastening or holding; also the sixth letter's name, suggesting its shape's functional grip.
Hebrew · H2053
וָו
A hook (the name of the sixth Hebrew letter)
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וָוH2053
Pronunciationwāw
What does וָו (wāw) mean in the Bible?
וָו (wāw): A hook for fastening or holding; also the sixth letter's name, suggesting its shape's functional grip.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2053?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include hooks (6), The hooks (4), [use] hooks (1), and their hooks (1), Their hooks (1).
Where does וָו (wāw) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 26:32. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (13).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithooks6×Exodus 26:32, Exodus 27:10, Exodus 27:11, Exodus 27:17
The hooks4×Exodus 38:11, Exodus 38:12, Exodus 38:17, Exodus 38:28
[use] hooks1×Exodus 26:37
and their hooks1×Exodus 36:38
Their hooks1×Exodus 38:19
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 26:32וָוֵיהֶ֖םtohooksNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralExodus 26:37וָוֵיהֶ֖םto[use] hooksNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralExodus 27:10וָוֵ֧יtohooksNoun - masculine plural constructExodus 27:11וָוֵ֧יtohooksNoun - masculine plural constructExodus 27:17וָוֵיהֶ֖םtohooksNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralExodus 36:36וָוֵיהֶ֖םtohooksNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralExodus 36:38וָ֣וֵיהֶ֔םtoand their hooksNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralExodus 38:10וָוֵ֧יtohooksNoun - masculine plural constructExodus 38:11וָוֵ֧יtoThe hooksNoun - masculine plural constructExodus 38:12וָוֵ֧יtoThe hooksNoun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 26:32
Aligned rows13
Books represented1
Exodus13
Source forms
וָוֵ֧י5xwā·wêExodus 27:10, Exodus 27:11, Exodus 38:10, Exodus 38:11
וָוֵיהֶ֖ם4xwā·wê·hemExodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 27:17, Exodus 36:36
וָוֵ֨י1xwā·wêExodus 38:17
וָ֣וֵיהֶ֔ם1xwā·wê·hemExodus 36:38
וָוֵיהֶ֣ם1xwā·wê·hemExodus 38:19
וָוִ֖ים1xwā·wîmExodus 38:28
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct6xExodus 27:10, Exodus 27:11, Exodus 38:10, Exodus 38:11
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural6xExodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 27:17, Exodus 36:36
Noun - masculine plural1xExodus 38:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A hook for fastening or holding; also the sixth letter's name, suggesting its shape's functional grip.
Source Gloss
a hook (the name of the sixth Hebrew letter)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A hook for fastening or holding; also the sixth letter's name, suggesting its shape's functional grip.
a hook (the name of the sixth Hebrew letter) BDB: hook Usage: hook.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.