yod

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/jɒd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(yŏŏd; Heb. yôd)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
yod  (yŏŏd; Heb. yôd),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Linguisticsthe 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
  2. Linguisticsany of the sounds represented by this letter.Also, yodh. 
  • Hebrew yōdh, akin to yādh hand
  • 1725–35

'yod' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Tetragrammaton - iota

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