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YUD is the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Yud
Pronunciation. The letter Yud is pronounced as "y" in yes.
Transliteration. The letter Yud is transliterated "y".
Example (Jerusalem) is transliterated yerushalayim. Syllabification.yeru-sha-la-yim.
Note: In the Torah, yerushalayim is usually written , where there is no yud before the final ḥirik. The form , the Modern Hebrew form of the written word, occurs 5 times in the Hebrew bible.
(Jerusalem) is transliterated yerushalayim. 
, where there is no yud before the final ḥ