yod
[y
oo
d;
Hebrew
yawd]
/yʊd;
Hebrew
yɔd/
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
British Dictionary definitions for
yod
yod
/
jʊd
/
noun
1.
the tenth letter in the Hebrew alphabet (י), transliterated as
y
Word Origin
C18: from Hebrew, literally: hand
Word Origin and History for
yod
10th and smallest letter of the Hebrew alphabet.