yod

or yodh

[yoo d; Hebrew yawd]

noun

the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
any of the sounds represented by this letter.

Origin of yod

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

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Examples from the Web for yod

Historical Examples of yod

But the explanation of the Yod is to be fetched from Eccles.
The Mosaic History of the Creation of the World
Thomas Wood
In these inscriptions the Yod (iota) is represented by a simple point.
Companion to the Bible
E. P. Barrows
Do yo reckon, Capn, yod let me pilot the Restless out o this harbor and some o the way down the bay?
The Motor Boat Club in Florida
H. Irving Hancock
Noah replied, “I can only send one of the two birds whose first letter is either Ain or Yod.”
Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories
Anonymous
But yod better take him back with you when you go, Miss Ruth, He needs somebody to take care of himsho do!
Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie
Alice B. Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for yod

yod

yodh

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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Word Origin and History for yod

10th and smallest letter of the Hebrew alphabet.