Tet·ra·gram·ma·ton (t t r -gr m -t n)n. The four Hebrew letters usually transliterated as YHWH or JHVH, used as a biblical proper name for God. [Middle English Tetragramaton, from Greek tetragrammaton, four-letter word, from neuter of tetragrammatos, four-lettered : tetra-, tetra- + gramma, grammat-, letter; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.] |
Tetragrammaton [ˌtɛtrəˈgræmətən]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) 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
[from Greek, from tetragrammatos having four letters, from tetra- + gramma letter]
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| Noun | 1. | Tetragrammaton - 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 tetragram - a word that is written with four letters in an alphabetic writing system |
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