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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וָו H2053
Pronunciation wāw
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 It hooks 6× Exodus 26:32, Exodus 27:10, Exodus 27:11, Exodus 27:17
The hooks 4× Exodus 38:11, Exodus 38:12, Exodus 38:17, Exodus 38:28
[use] hooks 1× Exodus 26:37
and their hooks 1× Exodus 36:38
Their hooks 1× Exodus 38:19
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 26:32 וָוֵיהֶ֖ם to hooks Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Exodus 26:37 וָוֵיהֶ֖ם to [use] hooks Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Exodus 27:10 וָוֵ֧י to hooks Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 27:11 וָוֵ֧י to hooks Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 27:17 וָוֵיהֶ֖ם to hooks Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Exodus 36:36 וָוֵיהֶ֖ם to hooks Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Exodus 36:38 וָ֣וֵיהֶ֔ם to and their hooks Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Exodus 38:10 וָוֵ֧י to hooks Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 38:11 וָוֵ֧י to The hooks Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 38:12 וָוֵ֧י to The hooks Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 26:32
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 1
Exodus 13
Source forms
וָוֵ֧י 5x wā·wê Exodus 27:10, Exodus 27:11, Exodus 38:10, Exodus 38:11
וָוֵיהֶ֖ם 4x wā·wê·hem Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 27:17, Exodus 36:36
וָוֵ֨י 1x wā·wê Exodus 38:17
וָ֣וֵיהֶ֔ם 1x wā·wê·hem Exodus 36:38
וָוֵיהֶ֣ם 1x wā·wê·hem Exodus 38:19
וָוִ֖ים 1x wā·wîm Exodus 38:28
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct 6x Exodus 27:10, Exodus 27:11, Exodus 38:10, Exodus 38:11
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 6x Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 27:17, Exodus 36:36
Noun - masculine plural 1x Exodus 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 definition Source: 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.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain