tetragrammaton

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Definition of tetragrammaton in English English dictionary

The four Hebrew letters יהוה (in transliteration, YHWH or JHVH) used as the ineffable name of God in the Hebrew Bible, variously transliterated as Yahweh or Jehovah

(Greek; "having four letters") Four Hebrew consonants yod, he, vav, and he variously transliterated as JHVH, JHWH, YHWH, or YHVH that together represent the name of God. Traditionally the tetragrammaton is not pronounced; Jehovah and Yahweh are two vocalizations of it

The four Hebrew letters יהוה (in transliteration, YHWH or JHVH) used as the ineffable name of God in the Hebrew Bible, variously transliterated as Yahweh or Jehovah

The mystic number four, which was often symbolized to represent the Deity, whose name was expressed by four letters among some ancient nations; as, the Hebrew JeHoVaH, Greek qeo`s, Latin deus, etc

{i} (in Greek) meaning "four letters"; four Hebrew letters that are usually written or spelled in the alphabet of another language as YHWH (Yaweh) or JHVH (Jehovah) that form a biblical name of God, Hebrew name for God

four Hebrew letters usually transliterated as YHWH (Yahweh) or JHVH (Jehovah) signifying the Hebrew name for God which the Jews regarded as too holy to pronounce

Hyphenation

Tet·ra·gram·ma·ton

Etymology

[ "te-tr&-'gra-m&-"t&aum ] (noun.) 15th century. From Ancient Greek τετραγράμματον (“four-letter word”), neuter gender of τετραγράμματος (“having four letters”).