yad

1 of 2

ˈyad

variants or yade

ˈyād

Scottish variant of yaud

yad

2 of 2

noun

ˈyäd

plural -s

: a pointer tapering into the shape of a closed hand with extended index finger used as a guide for the reader of the scrolls of the Law in a synagogue

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Hebrew yādh hand

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