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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; < Heb yōdh, akin to yādh hand
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yodh   (yŏŏd, yôd)   
n.  The tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Table at alphabet.

[Hebrew yôd, of Phoenician origin; see yd in Semitic roots.]
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