Tet|ra|gram|ma|ton

Tet|ra|gram|ma|ton
Tet|ra|gram|ma|ton «TEHT ruh GRAM uh ton», noun.
the mysterious and sacred Hebrew word of four consonants, transliterated YHWH, YHVH, JHWH, or JHVH, standing for the Ineffable Name of God. The name is usually transcribed in English as Yahweh or Jehovah.
[< Greek () tetragrámmaton (literally) (the word) of four letters < tetra- four + grámma, -atos letter]
tet|ra|gram|ma|ton «TEHT ruh GRAM uh ton», noun.
a word of four letters used as a symbol.

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  • tet|ra|gram|ma|ton — «TEHT ruh GRAM uh ton», noun. the mysterious and sacred Hebrew word of four consonants, transliterated YHWH, YHVH, JHWH, or JHVH, standing for the Ineffable Name of God. The name is usually transcribed in English as Yahweh or Jehovah. ╂[<… …   Useful english dictionary

  • gram — gram·a·rye; gram; gram·i·ci·din; gram·i·na·ce·ae; gram·i·na·ceous; gram·i·na·les; gram·ine; gram·i·nic·o·lous; gram·i·niv·o·rous; gram·i·nous; gram·ma·log; gram·mar·i·an; gram·mar·less; gram·mat·i·cal; gram·mat·i·cism; gram·mat·i·cize;… …   English syllables

  • tet — al·lo·tet·ra·ploid; ap·a·tet·ic; cen·tet·i·dae; cy·clo·octa·tet·ra·ene; di·e·tet·ic; di·e·tet·i·cal·ly; di·e·tet·ics; ex·ul·tet; fus·tet; mi·gra·tet·ic; mi·gra·tet·ics; moor·tet·ter; mo·tet; mot·tet·to; nepho·tet·tix; oc·tet; or·tet;… …   English syllables

  • ton — abur·ton; ac·e·ton·ate; ac·e·ton·emia; ac·e·ton·ic; ac·e·ton·uria; ac·e·ton·yl; ac·e·ton·yl·ac·e·tone; ac·e·ton·yl·i·dene; ace·tyl·ac·e·ton·ate; ac·ton; al·cap·ton; al·kap·ton; al·kap·ton·u·ria; al·las·so·ton·ic; an·a·glyp·ton;… …   English syllables

  • tetragrammaton — tet·ra·gram·ma·ton …   English syllables

  • 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

  • ra — ra·chid·i·an; ra·chi·form; ra·chi·glos·sa; ra·chil·la; ra·chi·o·dont; ra·chi·om·e·ter; ra·chi·on; ra·chis; ra·chis·chi·sis; ra·chit·ic; ra·chi·tis; ra·chit·o·mi; ra·cial; ra·cial·ism; ra·cial·ist; ra·cial·is·tic; ra·ci·al·i·ty; ra·cial·iza·tion;… …   English syllables

  • ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… …   English syllables

  • 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

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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