Taw
Arabic	Syriac	Hebrew	Aramaic	Phoenician
ﺕ	ܬ	ת
Pronunciation (IPA):				t (also θ, s)
Position in alphabet:				22
Gematria/Abjad value:				400

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Origins of Taw:

Taw is believed to have come from a simple mark; a cross or asterisk-like marking, perhaps indicating a signature.

Taw in Hebrew

Hebrew Pronunciation:

The letter Taw is usually pronounced in modern Hebrew as the English letter T (IPA /t/). T is an alveolar plosive, although Tau may sometimes be pronounced as a dental plosive. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation devised by linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) used in spoken human language. ... The voiceless alveolar plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages. ...

Variations on Written form/pronunciation:

The letter Taw is one of the six letters which can receive a Dagesh Kal. The six are Bet, Gimmel, Daled, Kaph, Pe, and Taw (see Hebrew Alphabet for more about these letters). Three of them (Bet, Kaph, and Pe) have their sound changed in modern Hebrew from the fricative to the plosive by adding a dagesh. The other three have the same pronunciation in modern Hebrew, but have had alternate pronunciations at other times and places. Taw was pronounced in tranditional Ashkenazi pronunciation (a form which still is common today, especially among Diaspora Jews) as an alveolar fricative, like the English S, without the dagesh, and had the plosive form when it had the dagesh. In some Sephardi areas, such as Yemen, Taw without a dagesh was pronounced as /θ/ without a dagesh and the plosive form ([t]) with the dagesh. See Bet, Daled, Kaph, Pe, and Gimmel. The dagesh (דגש) is a diacritic used in the Hebrew alphabet. ...   Beth or Bet is the second letter of many Semetic alphabets, including Phoenician, Hebrew, and Aramaic. ...   Gimmel is the third letter of many Semitic alphabets, including Aramaic, Syriac, Phoenician and Hebrew. ... Dalet or daleth is the fourth letter of many abjad alphabets, including Phoenician, Hebrew, and Aramaic. ... Kaph or Kaf is the eleventh letter of the Phoenician and Hebrew alphabets. ... This is about the Hebrew letter: for the Cyrillic letter, see Pe (Cyrillic). ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ...   Beth or Bet is the second letter of many Semetic alphabets, including Phoenician, Hebrew, and Aramaic. ... Kaph or Kaf is the eleventh letter of the Phoenician and Hebrew alphabets. ... This is about the Hebrew letter: for the Cyrillic letter, see Pe (Cyrillic). ... Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim (אַשְׁכֲּנָזִי אַשְׁכֲּנָזִים Standard Hebrew, AÅ¡kanazi,AÅ¡kanazim, Tiberian Hebrew, ʾAÅ¡kănāzî, ʾAÅ¡kănāzîm, pronounced sing. ... Look up Diaspora in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The term diaspora (Ancient Greek διασπορά, a scattering or sowing of seeds) is used (without capitalization) to refer to any people or ethnic population forced or induced to leave their traditional ethnic homelands; being dispersed throughout other parts of the world, and the... The voiceless alveolar fricatives are a type of consonantal sound. ... S is the nineteenth letter in the modern Latin alphabet. ... The dagesh (דגש) is a diacritic used in the Hebrew alphabet. ... Sephardim (ספרדי, Standard Hebrew SÉ™fardi, Tiberian Hebrew ardî; plural Sephardim: ספרדים, Standard Hebrew Sfaradim, Tiberian Hebrew ) are a subgroup of Jews, generally defined in contrast to Ashkenazim and/or . ... The voiceless dental non-sibilant fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. ...   Beth or Bet is the second letter of many Semetic alphabets, including Phoenician, Hebrew, and Aramaic. ... Dalet or daleth is the fourth letter of many abjad alphabets, including Phoenician, Hebrew, and Aramaic. ... Kaph or Kaf is the eleventh letter of the Phoenician and Hebrew alphabets. ... This is about the Hebrew letter: for the Cyrillic letter, see Pe (Cyrillic). ...   Gimmel is the third letter of many Semitic alphabets, including Aramaic, Syriac, Phoenician and Hebrew. ...

Significance of Taw:

In gematria Taw represents the number 400, the largest number that can be made without using the Sophit forms (see Kaph, Mem, Nun, Pe, and Tzade). Gematria (גימטריה) is numerology of the Hebrew language and Hebrew alphabet. ... Kaph or Kaf is the eleventh letter of the Phoenician and Hebrew alphabets. ... Mem is the thirteenth letter of the Phoenician and Hebrew alphabets. ... Nun is the fourteenth letter of the Phoenician and Hebrew alphabets. ... This is about the Hebrew letter: for the Cyrillic letter, see Pe (Cyrillic). ...   Tsade, Tsadi or Sadhe is the eighteenth letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Phoenician, Hebrew, and Aramaic. ...

A chupchik can also be placed in front of it ('ת), giving it the IPA sound /θ/ or /ð/. The voiceless dental non-sibilant fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. ... The voiced dental non-sibilant fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. ...

In Judaism

Taw is the last letter of the Hebrew word emet, which means truth. The midrash explains that emet is made up of the first, middle, and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet (Aleph, Mem, and Taw). Sheqer (falsehood), on the other hand, is made up of the 19th, 20th, and 21st (and penultimate) letters. Thus, truth is all-encompassing, while falsehood is narrow and deceiving. In Jewish mythology it was the word emet that was carved into the head of the golem which ultimately gave it life. When someone sincerely agrees with an assertion, they are claiming that it is the truth. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Aleph is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, together with Arabic descended from Phoenician . Its original value was a glottal stop. ... Mem is the thirteenth letter of the Phoenician and Hebrew alphabets. ... Jewish mythology is a body of stories that explains or symbolizes Jewish beliefs. ...

Sayings with Taw

From Aleph to Taw describes something from beginning to end; the Hebrew equivalent of the English From A to Z.

See also

• Tav (number)