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Definition of Tetragrammaton
1. Noun. 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.
Definition of Tetragrammaton
1. n. 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
Definition of Tetragrammaton
1. Noun. The four Hebrew letters ???? (in transliteration, YHWH or JHVH) used as the ineffable name of God in the Hebrew Bible, variously transliterated as Yahweh or Jehovah. ¹
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Definition of Tetragrammaton
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tetragrammaton
Literary usage of Tetragrammaton
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine by Charles Whitlock Moore (1873)
"THE tetragrammaton AGAIN. We have received two communications in relation to the
action of the General Grand Chapter in 1871, and the report adopted by the ..."
2. The Early History and Antiquities of Freemasonry: As Connected with Ancient by George Franklin Fort (1881)
"... FOR THE NAME — QUEEN OF SHEBA VISITS SOLOMON TO OBTAIN THE "WORD"—IT is
CONCEALED IN A ROD — ITS POTENCY — HINDOO OMNIFIC WORD — tetragrammaton ..."
3. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1897)
"The origin and interpretation of the tetragrammaton. ... 1025 General on the
tetragrammaton; also some on other names. Technical. Good. Copy: ICN. ..."
4. The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1917)
""1M1 Therefore, tetragrammaton is the THREE made four and the FOUR made three,
... And Rabbi Shimeon called them the seven eyes of tetragrammaton, ..."
5. The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East, with Historical Surveys by Charles F Horne (1917)
"And although everywhere it be called the hand of tetragrammaton, ... For if they
be benevolent, it is called the right hand of tetragrammaton, ..."
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