yad
\ ˈyad \
variants:
or yade \
ˈyād
\
Definition of yad
(Entry 1 of 2)
Scottish variant of yaud
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
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