YOD


Meaning of YOD in English

[ jɒd ]

■ noun

1》 the tenth and smallest letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

2》 Phonetics the semivowel or glide j .

Origin

from Heb. yōḏ ; related to yaḏ 'hand'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.