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tetragrammaton |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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, Greek qeo`s, Latin deus, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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) [syn: {Tetragrammaton}]
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