yodh

Y4O1D2H4
/jɒd//jəʊd/

noun

The tenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

OriginHebrew יו״ד ← Proto-Semitic *yad- →
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Meanings

nounyodh (plural yodhs)

plural yodhs · alternative jod · alternative jodh · alternative yod · alternative yud

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Semitic*yad-“hand”
  2. Hebrewיו״ד“name of the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet”
  3. Englishyodh

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.

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Translations

Catalan iod
  • iodSemitic letter
Finnish jod
  • jodSemitic letter
French youd, jodh
  • youdSemitic letter
  • jodhSemitic letter
  • yodSemitic letter
  • yodhSemitic letter
  • yudSemitic letter
German Jod, Jud
  • JodSemitic letter
  • JudSemitic letter
Hebrew יוֹד, יוּד
  • יוֹד (yod)Semitic letter
  • יוּד (yud)Semitic letter
Latin ioth
  • iothSemitic letter
Polish jod
  • jodSemitic letter
Spanish yod
  • yodSemitic letter
Yiddish יוד
  • יוד (yud)Semitic letter

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with yodh

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Cite this entry
APA

yodh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yodh

MLA

“yodh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yodh. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yodh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yodh.

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