Look up: yad

1. yad
   In Judaism, an ornate silver pointer used to follow the text in the Torah scrolls during a reading in synagogue. The Torah is handwritten on parchment, and human touch would eventually erase the...
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2. yad
   in Judaism, a ritual object, usually made of silver but sometimes of wood or other materials, that consists of a shaft affixed to a miniature ...
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3. yad
   In Judaism, an ornate silver pointer used to follow the text in the Torah scrolls during a reading in synagogue. The Torah is handwritten on parchment, and human touch would eventually erase the letters and damage the scroll. The yad is usually finely decorated, with a minature hand and pointing fin...
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4. Yad
   (disambiguation) `Yad` (יד) means hand in Hebrew. It can refer to a `Yad` can also refer to a monument or memorial. In this usage, it forms a part of several place names: Computer science:
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