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The Tetragrammaton (/ ˌ t ɛ t r ə ˈ ɡ r æ m ə t ɒ n / TET-rə-GRAM-ə-ton; from Ancient Greek τετραγράμματον '[consisting of] four letters'), or the Tetragram, is the four-letter Hebrew theonym יהוה (transliterated as YHWH or YHVH), the name of God in the Hebrew Bible.
The Tetragrammaton, referred to in rabbinic literature as HaShem (The Name) or Shem Hameforash (The Special Name), is the word used to refer to the four-letter word, yud-hey-vav-hey (יהוה), that is the name for God used in the Hebrew Bible.
Feb 22, 2024 · The Tetragrammaton is the combination of four Hebrew letters to form the ancient Hebrew name of God, YHWH. This name, the Yahweh meaning, demonstrates God’s self-existence and self-sufficiency and is linked to how God described himself to Moses. Alyssa Roat. Contributing Writer. Updated Feb 22, 2024.
Feb 8, 2023 · John Drummond February 08, 2023 25 Comments 30939 views Share. The four-letter name of God, YHWH, also known as the tetragrammaton, represented in the Phoenician (top line), Old Hebrew (middle line), and modern square Hebrew (bottom line) scripts.
Oct 30, 2023 · The tetragrammaton consists of four Hebrew letters: yodh, he, waw, and then he repeated. Some versions of the Bible translate the tetragrammaton as “Yahweh” or “Jehovah”; most translate it as “LORD” (all capital letters). Contrary to what some believe, Jehovah is not the Divine Name revealed to Israel.
With the Tetragrammaton must be included the names of God formed of twelve, forty-two, and seventy-two letters respectively, which are important factors in Jewish mysticism (Ḳid. 71a et passim). They have, according to tradition, a magical effect; for mysticism and magic are everywhere allied.
May 31, 2024 · Yahweh, name for the God of the Israelites, representing the biblical pronunciation of ‘YHWH,’ the Hebrew name revealed to Moses in the book of Exodus. The name YHWH, consisting of the sequence of consonants Yod, Heh, Waw, and Heh, is known as the tetragrammaton.
Jewish texts and source sheets about The Tetragrammaton from Torah, Talmud and other sources in Sefaria's library. The Hebrew letters ‘yud,’ ‘hey,’ ‘vav,’ and ‘hey’ (in English, YHVH) form what is known as the Tetragrammaton, or God’s four-letter name. Given the longstanding Jewish prohibition against speaking God’s name ...
The Tetragrammaton, Strong's Concordance #H3068, is commonly translated as Lord, God or Jehovah in modern Bibles. Most translations, such as the KJV, NIV, NASB, HBFV and others, capitalize these words (e.g. LORD) when the underlying Hebrew referencing God is (usually) the Tetragrammaton.
Mar 19, 2024 · The Tetragrammaton: Why We Don't Pronounce G-d's Four-Letter Name. By Yehuda Shurpin. Art by Sefira Lightstone. Look into a Torah scroll or Tehillim and you’ll discover that very often G‑d ’s name is written as four Hebrew letters: yud, hei, vav, hei.
