The smallest letter of the Hebrew alphabet is י (yod), which is the first letter of the Tetragrammaton, the sacred name of God, Jehovah. * In addition to the actual words and letters of God's Law, the scribes and Pharisees viewed each "stroke of a letter" as highly significant.
Uhlamvu oluncane kunazo zonke lwesiHebheru u-י (yod), luwuhlamvu lokuqala ezinhlamvini ezine zesiHebheru ezakha igama likaNkulunkulu elithi Jehova. * Ngaphezu nje kokunaka amagama omthetho kaNkulunkulu, ababhali nabaFarisi babebheka 'uhlamvu' ngalunye njengolubalulekile.