tau

«tau» in Mova's judaism dictionary: The last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, also spelled Tav… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

The last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, also spelled Tav, or a letter of the Greek alphabet. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Sefer Yetzirah it is the last of the seven double letters, which have a hard and a soft sound. Interpretation: The seven double letters are linked with the planets, the days of the week and the opposite qualities, such as wisdom and folly. Tav is the last letter and stands for the end or completion.

examples

• The Seven Double Letters, Beth, Gimel, Daleth, Kaph, Pe, Resh, and Tau have each two sounds associated with theui. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• The Seven double letters, Beth, Gimel, Daleth, Kaph, Pé, Resh, and Tau have each two sounds associated with them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• There were formed seven double letters, Beth, Gimel, Daleth, Kaph, Pe, Resh, Tau, each has two voices, either aspirated or softened. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →

note

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Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «tau» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.