yod
or yodh
[ yood; Hebrew yawd ]
/ yʊd; Hebrew yɔd /
noun
the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
any of the sounds represented by this letter.
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Origin of yod
1725–35; <Hebrew yōdh, akin to yādh hand
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yod
yodh
/ (jʊd) /
noun
the tenth letter in the Hebrew alphabet (י), transliterated as y
Word Origin for yod
C18: from Hebrew, literally: hand
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