TETRAGRAMMATON


Meaning of TETRAGRAMMATON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌte-trə-ˈgra-mə-ˌtän ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek, from neuter of tetragrammatos having four letters, from tetra- + grammat-, gramma letter — more at gram

Date: 15th century

: the four Hebrew letters usually transliterated YHWH or JHVH that form a biblical proper name of God — compare Yahweh

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