yodh

yodh  (yd, yôd)

n.

The tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Table at alphabet.

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

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yodh - the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet Hebraic alphabet, Hebrew alphabet, Hebrew script - a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino) alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"