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Tetragrammaton

[ te-truh-gram-uh-ton ]

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.


Tetragrammaton

/ 藢迟蓻迟谤蓹藞伞谤忙尘蓹迟蓹苍 /

noun

  1. 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 toTetragram
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of Tetragrammaton1

1350鈥1400; Middle English < Greek 迟别迟谤补驳谤谩尘尘补迟辞苍, noun use of neuter of 迟别迟谤补驳谤谩尘尘补迟辞蝉 having four letters, equivalent to tetra- tetra- + grammat- (stem of 驳谤谩尘尘补 ) letter + -os adj. suffix
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of Tetragrammaton1

C14: from Greek, from tetragrammatos having four letters, from tetra- + gramma letter
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Some Mars Volta songs, with cryptic titles like 鈥淐icatriz Esp鈥 and 鈥淭etragrammaton,鈥 stretched beyond 10 minutes long.

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But anyway, I was in California, and had just signed to Tetragrammaton, and they asked me, 鈥渨ell, OK, we鈥檝e got to find you a producer.鈥

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"Tetragrammaton! did I not tell thee the truth?" cried the harsh voice of Botello.

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The four consonants yhvh, pronounced Yahveh, constituted the sacred Tetragrammaton, or four lettered name of the Most High.

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Barb锟絣锟 seems to mean "In the Four is God": in other words, it is the personified Tetragrammaton or Great Name commonly rendered by Jehovah.

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