Tetragrammaton Definition

tĕtrə-grămə-tŏn
noun
The four consonants of the ancient Hebrew name for God (variously transliterated JHVH, IHVH, JHWH, YHVH, YHWH), that was considered too sacred to be spoken aloud: the word Adonai (Lord) is substituted for this name when spoken by Orthodox Jews, and the vowels of Adonai or Elohim (God) are inserted in Hebrew texts, thus prompting the modern reconstructions Yahweh, Jehovah, etc.
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Origin of Tetragrammaton

  • Middle English Tetragramaton from Greek tetragrammaton four-letter word from neuter of tetragrammatos four-lettered tetra- tetra- gramma grammat- letter gerbh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Tetragrammaton Sentence Examples

  • The Jews quite early ceased to pronounce the Tetragrammaton, substituting (as the Books of Chronicles and the LXX translation already indicate) the word Lord ('Adonai).

  • The derivation and pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton is still doubtful.

  • It was considered an act of blasphemy for a layman to pronounce the Tetragrammaton.

  • The Jews called the Tetragrammaton by a Hebrew denomination, Shem Hammephorash (chtnr ?O), i.e.

  • The story of the " exodus " is that of the religious birth of " Israel," joined by covenant with the national god Yahweh' whose aid in times of peril and need ' On the name see Jehovah, Tetragrammaton.

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TTETET

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NONTON

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