Tetragrammaton
See also: tetragrammaton
English
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Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek τετραγράμματον (tetragrámmaton, “four-letter word”), neuter gender of τετραγράμματος (tetragrámmatos, “having four letters”), formed from a combining form of τέτταρες (téttares, “four”) and γράμμα (grámma, “letter”).
Proper noun
Tetragrammaton
- 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.
Translations
the four Hebrew letters י-ה-ו-ה, used as the ineffable name of God
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