Yod

E81727

Hebrew letter consonant

Yod is the tenth and one of the smallest letters of the Hebrew alphabet, often associated with the concept of divine presence and the starting point of many Hebrew words and names.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hebrew letter → consonant →
alphabet	Hebrew alphabet →
appearsInTetragrammaton	true →
associatedWith	beginning point → divine presence →
blockInUnicode	Hebrew →
canIndicateVowel	/i/ →
category	letters representing palatal approximant →
directionalityInUnicode	right-to-left →
directionOfWriting	right-to-left →
firstLetterOf	Tetragrammaton → name YHWH → name Yerushalayim → name Yisrael →
hasFinalForm	false →
hasNumericValue	10 →
hebrewNameSpelling	יוד →
isGrapheme	true →
isMaterLectionis	true →
ISO15924	Hebr →
isOneOfSmallestLetters	true →
isSmallestConsonantInTorahScrolls	true →
isUsedInGematria	true →
nameInHebrew	יוד →
positionInAlphabet	10 →
relatedTo	Arabic Yaʼ → Greek Iota → Latin I → Latin J → Phoenician Yodh →
scriptType	abjad →
scriptVariant	Rashi script → cursive Hebrew → square Hebrew →
soundValue	/j/ →
symbolizes	creation point → divine spark →
transliteration	I → J → Y →
unicodeCharacter	"י" →
usedAsMaterLectionisFor	e → long i →
usedIn	Hebrew names → Hebrew words →
usedInKabbalahSymbolism	true →
writingSystem	Hebrew script →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hebrew alphabet →	hasLetter