About The Word Tetragrammaton
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Tetragrammaton
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What's The Definition Of Tetragrammaton?
[n] 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)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tetragrammaton: Related Terms | Find terms related to Tetragrammaton: See Also | tetragram Tetragrammaton In Webster's Dictionary \Tet`ra*gram"ma*ton\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; te`tra-
(see {Tetra-}) + ? a letter.]
The mystic number four, which was often symbolized to
represent the Deity, whose name was expressed by four letters
among some ancient nations; as, the Hebrew JeHoVaH, Greek
qeo`s, Latin deus, etc.
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