Tetragrammaton

American  

[te-truh-gram-uh-ton] / ˌtɛ trəˈgræm əˌtɒn /

noun

1. 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.

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Tetragrammaton British  

/ ˌtɛtrəˈɡræmətən /

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: Tetragram. 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

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Etymology

Origin of Tetragrammaton

1350–1400; Middle English < Greek tetragrámmaton, noun use of neuter of tetragrámmatos having four letters, equivalent to tetra- tetra- + grammat- (stem of grámma ) letter + -os adj. suffix

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Example Sentences

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Tetragrammaton

In mine, it is the Tetragrammaton, the Name so holy that those who know it dare not say it.

From Time Magazine Archive

High Priest uttered the Tetragrammaton on the 10th of Tisri, 620-u.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike

Tetragrammaton of the Hebrews the four-lettered word, 633-l.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike

Lectures were given to the society on such subjects as the Tarot Cards, Geomantic Talismans, and the Schemhamphorasch or Tetragrammaton.

From Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Nesta H. Webster

In the circumference, on one side, was engraven, Vicit Leo de tribu Judæ Tetragrammaton, and within the middle a holy lamb.

From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport) Adams

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