1 yad | Definition of yad

yad

\ ˈyad\
variants: or yade \ ˈyād \

Definition of yad

 (Entry 1 of 2)

Scottish variant of

yad

noun
\ ˈyäd\
plural -s

Definition of yad (Entry 2 of 2)

: 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

History and Etymology for yad

Noun

Hebrew yādh hand

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