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ORIGINALRH-019
Hebrew Letters · The Hebrew Letters
Yod
RH-019HebrewSquare Hebrew script and Masoretic reading notation
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
י
Transliterationyod
Plain meaningYod
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
Yod
Yod is the smallest regular Hebrew letter. It can represent a consonantal y, and it can also participate in writing vowel patterns. Because it is small, it is easy for beginners to overlook it inside a dense word. Train your eye to count every written Yod.
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SEE HOW IT WORKS
Keep the form, reading, and meaning together.
yod
READINGApproved transliteration
Yod
MEANINGHebrew
EXAMPLES
Examples supplied by the approved curriculum.
יָד — yad — hand · יוֹם — yom — day
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