Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yodh

/jɒd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yo-dh
IPA: /jɒd/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A tool used to read a Torah.

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.

Word Breakdown

Root: *yad-

Inflected Forms

yodhs (plural) jod (alternative) jodh (alternative) yod (alternative) yud (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce yodh?: The recorded pronunciation is /jɒd/.
What does yodh mean?: The tenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
Where does yodh come from?: 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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