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Tav

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Taw
PhoenicianTaw
Hebrew
ת
AramaicTaw
Syriac
ܬ
Arabic
ت
Phonemic representationt (also θ, s)
Position in alphabet22
Numerical value400
Alphabetic derivatives of the Phoenician
GreekΤ, Ϛ, Χ?
LatinT, X?
CyrillicТ, Ѿ, Х?

Taw, tav, or taf is the twenty-second and last letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician Tāw , Hebrew Tav ת, Aramaic Taw , Syriac Taw ܬ, and Arabic ت Tāʼ (22nd in abjadi order, 3rd in modern order). In Arabic, it is also gives rise to the derived letter ث Ṯāʼ. Its original sound value is /t/. Tav, or Taw, is the twenty-second and last letter in many Semitic abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew and Arabic alphabet. Its sounds like a /t/.