Vav

The sixth letter of the Alephbet is Vav, pronounced 'vahv' as in 'visit' or 'vine':

On those occasions when it is added as a prefix at the beginning of a word, it means 'and'.

When used in Biblical Hebrew and other similar situations, Vav was sometimes pronounced as a 'w'. This was however ancient usage, a style that is no longer followed nowadays when it is always a 'v'.

In modern usage, Vav makes the same sound as in 'vet' to which you were introduced earlier.

Vav is another character that is used in conjunction with vowel points to create vowel sounds.

For instance, when Vav is used as part of 'Cholam Maley' (sometimes written as 'Hholam Maley), it is pronounced as an 'o' as it would be used in 'open':

In this case, when it is added to a word as a suffix, 'Cholam Maley' means 'to him' or 'his'. On the other hand, as a prefix, Vav means 'and'.

Similarly, when a Vav is included with a Shuruq, the dot is pronounced as a 'u' as it would be if the word 'tune':

Introduction to Reading Hebrew
The first basics
The Hebrew AlephBet
The Letters of the AlephBet
Aleph
Bet (Beyt)
Gimmel
Dalet
Hey
Vav
Zayin
Chet
Tet
Yod
Kaf
Lamed
Mem
Nun
Samekh
Ayin
Pey (Fey)
Tsade (Tsadik)
Qof
Resh
Shin
Tav
The Significance of the Alephbet
The Basics of Hebrew Verbs
The Hebrew Verb Subject
The Hebrew Verb Object
Hebrew Verb Tenses
Hebrew Verb Voices and Moods
Hebrew Verb Participles
The Infinite Verb Version
Hebrew Nouns
Hebrew Noun Constructs
Using Prefixes With Nouns
Hebrew Pronouns
Hebrew Plural Nouns
Hebrew Adjectives
Identifying Hebrew Questions
Adverbs, Prepositions and Conjunctions
Hebrew Reading Conclusion