Tetragrammaton
the Hebrew word for God, consisting of the four letters yod, he, waw, and he, transliterated consonantally usually as YHWH, now pronounced as Adonai or Elohim in substitution for the original pronunciation forbidden since the 2nd or 3rd century b.c.
Origin of Tetragrammaton
1- Compare Yahweh.
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British Dictionary definitions for Tetragrammaton
/ (ˌtɛtrəˈɡræmətən) /
Bible the Hebrew name for God revealed to Moses on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3), consisting of the four consonants Y H V H (or Y H W H) and regarded by Jews as too sacred to be pronounced. It is usually transliterated as Jehovah or Yahweh: Sometimes shortened to: Tetragram
Origin of Tetragrammaton
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