TETRAGRAMMATON Definition & Meaning

Tetragrammaton

[ te-truh-gram-uh-ton ]

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noun

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

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noun

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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of Tetragrammaton¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Greek �ٱ�ٰ��á��ٴǲ�, noun use of neuter of �ٱ�ٰ��á��ٴǲ� having four letters, equivalent to tetra- tetra- + grammat- (stem of ��á�� ) letter + -os adj. suffix

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�y��vlog 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 “Cicatriz Esp” and “Tetragrammaton,” 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, “well, OK, we’ve got to find you a producer.”

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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�l� 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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