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tetragrammaton — (n.) c.1400, from Gk. (to) tetragrammaton (the word) of four letters, from tetra four (see FOUR (Cf. four)) + gramma (gen. grammatos) letter, something written (see GRAMMAR (Cf. grammar)). The Hebrew divine name, transliterated as YHWH, usually… … Etymology dictionary
Tetragrammaton — [te΄trə gram′ə tän΄] n. [ME < Gr tetragrammaton < tetra , four + gramma, a letter: see GRAM1] the four consonants of the ancient Hebrew name for God (variously transliterated JHVH, IHVH, JHWH, YHVH, YHWH), that was considered too sacred to… … English World dictionary
Tetragrammaton — 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tetragrammaton — (gr.), Wort von vier Buchstaben; bes. das mystische T., das griechische Wort ϑεός (Gott), bei den Hebräern הוהי … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Tetragrammăton — (griech.), ein vierbuchstabiges Wort, besonders des Namens Gottes, der in mehreren Sprachen, so beispielsweise im Hebräischen (s. Jahve), Lateinischen, Griechischen und Deutschen, aus vier Buchstaben besteht … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
TETRAGRAMMATON — Graece τετραγράμματον, i. e. quatuor literarum, dictum est proprium apud Hebraeos nomen Dei; quod Iahve vel Iahave Samaritani; Iao Graeci veteres alii Iova, alii Iehova vel Iehovi; quidam Ieheve, Iehve et Iihve pronuntiabant: Iosephus Ιωνα per… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Tetragrammaton — For other uses, see Tetragrammaton (disambiguation). YHWH redirects here. For discussion of the God of Israel as described in the Hebrew Bible, and the Yahweh of ancient Semitic religion, see Yahweh. The Mesha Stele bears the earliest known… … Wikipedia
Tetragrammaton — JHWH (von rechts nach links) JHWH oder YHWH (יהוה , ausgeschrieben meist Jahwe oder Jehovah) ist der Eigenname Gottes im Tanach, der Hebräischen Bibel. Er bezeichnet dort den gnädigen Befreier und gerechten Bundespartner des erwählten Volkes… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tetragrammaton — /te treuh gram euh ton /, n. the Hebrew word for God, consisting of the four letters yod, he, vav, and he, transliterated consonantally usually as YHVH, now pronounced as Adonai or Elohim in substitution for the original pronunciation forbidden… … Universalium
Tetragrammaton — Tet•ra•gram•ma•ton [[t]ˌtɛ trəˈgræm əˌtɒn[/t]] n. jud the Hebrew word for God, consisting of the four letters yod, he, vav, and he, transliterated consonantally usu. as YHVnow pronounced as Adonai in substitution for the original pronunciation… … From formal English to slang
Tetragrammaton Labyrinth — 断罪者〜Tetragrammaton Labyrinth〜 (Danzaisha Tetragrammaton Labyrinth) Genre Action, Horror … Wikipedia
