yodh
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yodh
- /jɒd/
- /jəʊd/
Rhymes with -ɒd, -əʊd
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hebrew יו״ד (yo"d, “name of the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet”), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *yad- (“hand”). That letter is used also in other Semitic alphabets; it represents the voiced palatal approximant /j/. Doublet of iota, jot, and yod.
noun yodhs · jod · jodh · yod · yud
- The tenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
- A tool used to read a Torah.
Translations
Talk about this word "yodh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yodh. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. yodh. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yodh "yodh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yodh.Cite this
@misc{yodh_2026,
title = {yodh},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yodh},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
