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Paleo-Hebrew

Yod

y · y as in yes

Numeric value
10
Final form
Information unavailable
Earlier form
Information unavailable
Pictograph
arm and hand

Pictographic senses (tradition)

Picture: arm and closed hand

Concrete: hand · arm · work

Extended: a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship

History

Smallest letter; also a prefix for the imperfect third person and a common possessive suffix.

Common misconceptions

Yod in a verb form is usually morphology, not imagery.

Words containing this letter

אֲבוֹיאֲבַטִּיחַאֲבִיאֲבִיאֵלאֲבִיאָסָףאָבִיבאֲבִי גִבְעוֹןאֲבִיגַיִלאֲבִיגַיִלאֲבִידָןאֲבִידָעאֲבִיָּהאֲבִיהוּאאֲבִיהוּדאֲבִיהַיִלאֲבִיהַיִלאֲבִי הָעֶזְרִיאֲבִי הָעֶזְרִיאֶבְיוֹןאֲבִיּוֹנָהאֲבִיטוּבאֲבִיטָלאֲבִיָּםאֲבִימָאֵל