CAL: tw, twˀ

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tw, twˀ (taw, tawwā) n.f. mark, taw

mark

JLAtg

TgJ Ez9:4↗ וְתִרשוֹם תַוָ עַל בֵית עֵינֵי גֻברַיָא דְמִתאָנְחִין‏wətiršowm tawā ˁal beyt ˁeyney gubrayāˀ dəmitˀānəḥiynܘܬܼܪܫܘܿܘܡ ܬܲܘܵ ܥܲܠ ܒܹܝܬ ܥܹܝܢܹܝ ܓܽܒܪܲܝܵܐ ܕܡܼܬܐܵܢܚܼܝܢ‏ܘܬܼܪܫܘܿܘܡ ܬܲܘܵ ܥܲܠ ܒܹܝܬ ܥܹܝܢܹܝ ܓܽܒܪܲܝܵܐ ܕܡܼܬܐܵܢܚܼܝܢ‏wətiršowm tawā ˁal beyt ˁeyney gubrayāˀ dəmitˀānəḥiynוְתִרשוֹם תַוָ עַל בֵית עֵינֵי גֻברַיָא דְמִתאָנְחִין‏ܘܬܼܪܫܘܿܘܡ ܬܲܘܵ ܥܲܠ ܒܹܝܬ ܥܹܝܢܹܝ ܓܽܒܪܲܝܵܐ ܕܡܼܬܐܵܢܚܼܝܢ‏ܘܬܼܪܫܘܿܘܡ ܬܲܘܵ ܥܲܠ ܒܹܝܬ ܥܹܝܢܹܝ ܓܽܒܪܲܝܵܐ ܕܡܼܬܐܵܢܚܼܝܢ‏ : make a mark on the forehead of the men who are groaning ; TgJ Ez9:6↗ כָל גֻברָא דַעֲלוֹהִי רוֹשַם תַוָא‏kāl gubrāˀ daˁəalowhiy rowšam tawāˀܟܵܠ ܓܽܒܪܵܐ ܕܲܥܲܠܘܿܘܗܼܝ ܪܘܿܘܫܲܡ ܬܲܘܵܐ‏ܟܵܠ ܓܽܒܪܵܐ ܕܲܥܲܠܘܿܘܗܼܝ ܪܘܿܘܫܲܡ ܬܲܘܵܐ‏kāl gubrāˀ daˁəalowhiy rowšam tawāˀכָל גֻברָא דַעֲלוֹהִי רוֹשַם תַוָא‏ܟܵܠ ܓܽܒܪܵܐ ܕܲܥܲܠܘܿܘܗܼܝ ܪܘܿܘܫܲܡ ܬܲܘܵܐ‏ܟܵܠ ܓܽܒܪܵܐ ܕܲܥܲܠܘܿܘܗܼܝ ܪܘܿܘܫܲܡ ܬܲܘܵܐ‏ : †

last letter of the alphabet

Syr, JBAg

Rev 22:13↗ ܐܸܢܵܐ ܐܵܠܲܦ ܘܸܐܢܵܐ ܬܲܘ܂ ܩܲܕܡܵܝܵܐ ܘܲܐܼܚܪܵܝܵܐ܂ ܘܫܘ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ ܘܫܘ݂ܠܵܡܵܐ‏ˀenāˀ ˀālap weˀnāˀ taw. qadmāyāˀ waˀ̱ḥrāyāˀ. wšw̱rāyāˀ wšw̱lāmāˀאֶנָא אָלַף וֶאנָא תַו٠ קַדמָיָא וַאחרָיָא٠ ושוּרָיָא ושוּלָמָא‏ܐܸܢܵܐ ܐܵܠܲܦ ܘܸܐܢܵܐ ܬܲܘ܂ ܩܲܕܡܵܝܵܐ ܘܲܐܼܚܪܵܝܵܐ܂ ܘܫܘ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ ܘܫܘ݂ܠܵܡܵܐ‏ˀenāˀ ˀālap weˀnāˀ taw. qadmāyāˀ waˀ̱ḥrāyāˀ. wšw̱rāyāˀ wšw̱lāmāˀאֶנָא אָלַף וֶאנָא תַו٠ קַדמָיָא וַאחרָיָא٠ ושוּרָיָא ושוּלָמָא‏ܐܸܢܵܐ ܐܵܠܲܦ ܘܸܐܢܵܐ ܬܲܘ܂ ܩܲܕܡܵܝܵܐ ܘܲܐܼܚܪܵܝܵܐ܂ ܘܫܘ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ ܘܫܘ݂ܠܵܡܵܐ‏ܐܸܢܵܐ ܐܵܠܲܦ ܘܸܐܢܵܐ ܬܲܘ܂ ܩܲܕܡܵܝܵܐ ܘܲܐܼܚܪܵܝܵܐ܂ ܘܫܘ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ ܘܫܘ݂ܠܵܡܵܐ‏ : I am alaf and I am taw, the first and the last, the beginning and the end ; Anan 69:10↗ תרויהו אסרין הוו בתוא‏trwyhw ˀsryn hww btwˀܬܪܘܝܗܘ ܐܣܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܬܘܐ‏ܬܪܘܝܗܘ ܐܣܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܬܘܐ‏trwyhw ˀsryn hww btwˀתרויהו אסרין הוו בתוא‏ܬܪܘܝܗܘ ܐܣܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܬܘܐ‏ܬܪܘܝܗܘ ܐܣܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܬܘܐ‏ : those two prohibitions were with taw

☛Derivatives▶

tawwāy adj. — formed with the letter taw

🔍Concordance▶

Complete KWIC concordance

✎Notes & Bibliography▶

A taw is a small cross, hence also the letter taw, originally of the same shape.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 1195aJastrow: 1649J. Payne-Smith: 605Levy Ch-W: 2:531