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yod

[yood; Heb. yawd]

yod

[yood; Heb. yawd]
noun
1.
the 10th letter of the hebrew alphabet.
2.
any of the sounds represented by this letter.
Also, yodh.


Origin:
1725–35; < Hebrew yōdh, akin to yādh hand
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Yod is always a great word to know.
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yod or yodh (jʊd)
 
n
the tenth letter in the Hebrew alphabet (י), transliterated as y
 
[C18: from Hebrew, literally: hand]
 
yodh or yodh
 
n
 
[C18: from Hebrew, literally: hand]

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