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yodh

yodh

9.9
A letter in the Hebrew alphabet that makes the sound y as in yes
  • noun
  • /joʊd/
  • Specialized
: yodh
  • In the Hebrew alphabet, yodh is the tenth letter and is equivalent to the Latin 'y'.

Examples

  • The letter yodh is often used in Hebrew words to denote the 'y' sound.

  • The sound of yodh can be heard in words like 'yes' and 'yarn'.

  • Characterization II. Qiang Colloids. Yodh, Herbolzheimer, Zukoski

    Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

yod
vsyodh
  • Specialized
1 9.9

The tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet that makes the 'y' sound

is the same letter but written using an alternate traditional form

Surface Forms

yodh singular
yodhs plural

Etymology

Yodh is the Hebrew name for the tenth letter that makes the 'y' sound, as in 'yes'. Its name comes from a very old Middle Eastern word yad meaning 'hand', so you can remember yodh as a tiny 'hand' mark that stands for the small 'y' sound.