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atdttoday at 8:06 PM0 repliesview on HN

You're incorrect. The letter ו (vav) is pronounced /v/ in modern Hebrew but /w/ in Biblical Hebrew and other ancient Semitic languages, which is why the letter is referred to as Waw and transliterated as 'W'.

https://www.biblexika.com/bible-lexicon/navah-h5115

https://hebrew-academy.org.il/%D7%93%D7%A3-%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9...

https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5116.htm