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yodh

noun

the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

• Hypernyms: ↑letter, ↑letter of the alphabet, ↑alphabetic character

• Member Holonyms: ↑Hebrew alphabet, ↑Hebraic alphabet, ↑Hebrew script

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noun also yod or jod or iod \\ˈyȯd, ˈyu̇d\ (-s)

Etymology: Hebrew yōdh, literally, hand

1. : the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet — symbol י; see alphabet table

2. : the letter of the Phoenician or of any of various other Semitic alphabets corresponding to Hebrew yodh

Useful english dictionary. 2012.