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yad

yad noun: a pointer used in the ritual of Torah-reading.

yad: a pointer used in the ritual of Torah-reading
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Noun (1)

yad (plural yads or yadim)

  1. (Judaism) A pointer used in the ritual of Torah-reading.

Noun (2)

yad

  1. The letter ⴷ in the Tifinagh alphabet.

Forms of yad

pluralyads
pluralyadim

Origin of yad

Borrowed from Hebrew יד (yád, “hand”)

From the Tifinagh alphabet.

Phrases with yad

Questions about yad

What does yad mean?
Yad means a pointer used in the ritual of Torah-reading.
What part of speech is yad?
Yad is a noun.
What is the plural of yad?
The plural of yad is yads.

Words near yad in the dictionary

  1. Yacoubs
  2. Yacoubyan
  3. Yacuiba
  4. Yaculta
  5. yacón
  6. yad
  7. Yad Vashem
  8. yada
  9. yada yada yada
  10. yada, yada, yada
  11. yadadamean

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