yodh

English

Alternative forms

jod, jodh, yod, yud

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jɒd/, /jəʊd/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -ɒd, -əʊd

Noun

yodh (plural yodhs)

The tenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
A tool used to read a Torah.

Translations

Semitic letter

Catalan: iod (ca) f
Finnish: jod (fi)
French: youd (fr) m, jodh (fr) m, yod (fr) m, yodh (fr) m, yud (fr) m
German: Jod (de) n, Jud (de) n
Hebrew: יוֹד (he) (yod), יוּד (he) (yud) (colloquial)
Latin: ioth n
Polish: jod (pl) m
Spanish: yod (es) f
Yiddish: יוד m or f (yud)

tool used to read a torah