TH-W-L-D-W-H – ‘symbol, archetype’

The root תו contains every idea of sign, symbol, of hieroglyphic character: it is taken, in a restricted sense, for the same thing symbolized, and for that which serves to symbolize: it is then, a narration, a fable, a speech, a table, a book, etc. …this important word which the Latins have neglected absolutely. (The Hebraic Tongue Restored, Fabré d’Olivet, p. 66-67)