yod

or yodh

[ yood; Hebrew yawd ]

noun
  1. the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

  2. any of the sounds represented by this letter.

Origin of yod

1
1725–35; <Hebrew yōdh, akin to yādh hand

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British Dictionary definitions for yod

yod

yodh

/ (jʊd) /


noun
  1. the tenth letter in the Hebrew alphabet (י), transliterated as y

Origin of yod

1
C18: from Hebrew, literally: hand

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