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Friday, October 31st, 2025
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #2053 - וָו

Transliteration

vâv

Phonetics

vaw

Origin

probably a hook (the name of the sixth Heb. letter)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

520

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

hook, peg, nail, pin

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2777 ‑ κεφαλίς (kef‑al‑is');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (13)

Exodus 13

BSB (13)

Exodus 13

CSB (13)

Exodus 13

ESV (13)

Exodus 13

KJV (13)

Exodus 13

LEB (13)

Exodus 13

LSB (13)

Exodus 13

N95 (13)

Exodus 13

NAS (13)

Exodus 13

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (13)

Exodus 13

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1121) f f (וו WW) AC: Add CO: Peg AB: ?: The pictograph f represents a tent peg with the idea of joining or attaching things together. The tent peg is a "Y" shaped wooden peg, which is driven into firm soil. The tent ropes were attached to these pegs. The "Y" shape prevents the rope from slipping off the peg.

A) f f (וו WW) AC: ? CO: Peg AB: ?

N^m ) f f (וו WW) - Peg: A peg, nail or hook as used for attaching one thing to another. [The short form " f " is used as a prefix meaning "add" or "and".] KJV (13): hook - Strongs: H2053 (וָו)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[וָו] noun [masculine] hook, pin or peg (etymology unknown) — plural absolute וָוִים Exodus 38:28; construct וָוֵי Exodus 27:10 5t.; וָיֵיהֶם Exodus 26:32 5t.; — only P, in description of tabernacle Exodus 26:32,37; Exodus 27:10,11,17; Exodus 36:36,38; Exodus 38:10,11,12,17,19,28, the hooks or pegs of gold and silver, fastened on, or in, the posts of the tabernacle, to support the various hangings (curtains, screens, etc.)

וזר (√ of following; compare Arabic bear a burden, or be guilty, yet see Fl in De Proverbs 21:8).

List of Word Forms

וָ֣וֵיהֶ֔ם וָוִ֖ים וָוֵ֧י וָוֵ֨י וָוֵיהֶ֖ם וָוֵיהֶ֣ם ווי וויהם ווים vaVei vaveiHem vaVim wā·wê wā·wê·hem wā·wîm wāwê wāwêhem wāwîm