Definition of "yodh" [yodh]

• The tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Table at alphabet. (noun)

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• "The word for “beis”, as in “beth-yodh-tav”, is there point blank."
• "In the last word of the verse the second yodh is redundant."
• "Besides, the presence of the yodh may well be due to the formative ending mem, which is generally the sign of abstract nouns."