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וָו H2053

H2053 is the Hebrew word וָו, transliterated vâv and said vaw. The King James Version most often renders it hooks.

Word: וָוTransliteration: vâvSaid: vawLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 13 verses

What it means

a hook (the name of the sixth Hebrew letter).

Where it comes from

probably.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

hooks 13×

Strong's own list of renderings: hook.

Verses using וָו

All 13 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 26:32 · KJV

And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver.

Exodus 26:37 · KJV

And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.

Exodus 27:10 · KJV

And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.

Exodus 27:11 · KJV

And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

Exodus 27:17 · KJV

All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass.

Exodus 36:36 · KJV

And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.

Exodus 36:38 · KJV

And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of brass.

Exodus 38:10 · KJV

Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.

Exodus 38:11 · KJV

And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

Exodus 38:12 · KJV

And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

Exodus 38:17 · KJV

And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.

Exodus 38:19 · KJV

And their pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of silver.

Exodus 38:28 · KJV

And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2053 mean?

H2053 is the Hebrew word וָו (vâv), meaning a hook (the name of the sixth Hebrew letter).

How is H2053 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it hooks (13 times).

How many times does H2053 appear in the Bible?

וָו (vâv) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2053 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: probably.

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