See also:

• TETRAGRAMMATON (rerrapa, four; ypciµµa, letter)

TETRAGRAMMATON (rerrapa, four; ypciµµa, See also:

• LETTER (through Fr. lettre from Lat. littera or litera, letter of the alphabet; the origin of the Latin word is obscure; it has probably no connexion with the root of linere, to smear, i.e. with wax, for an inscription with a stilus)

letter)  , a See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek See also:

• COMPOUND
• COMPOUND (from Lat. componere, to combine or put together)

compound, found in See also:

• PHILO
• PHILO, HERENNIUS

Philo and See also:

• JOSEPHUS, FLAVIUS (c. 37-C. 95?)

Josephus, which designates the divine name composed of the four See also:

• HEBREW

Hebrew letters J H V H (iwe) . The derivation and See also:

• PRONUNCIATION (Lat. pronuntiatio, from pronuntiare, proclaim, announce, pronounce)

pronunciation of the See also:

• TETRAGRAMMATON (rerrapa, four; ypciµµa, letter)

Tetragrammaton is still doubtful . The See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form " See also:

• JEHOVAH (YAHWEH2)

Jehovah " (q.v.) used in some of the See also:

• ENGLISH

English Versions is an See also:

• ERROR (Lat. error, from errare, to wander, to err)

error which arosein the 16th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century . It is now generally assumed that the word is the causative form (hiph'il) and should be pronounced Yahveh or Yahweh (See also:

• ACCENT

accent on second syllable) . The See also:

• JEWS
• JEWS (Heb. Y8hudi, man of Judah; Gr. 'Iovbaiot; Lat. Judaei)

Jews quite See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early ceased to pronounce the Tetragrammaton, substituting (as the Books of See also:

• CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF

Chronicles and the LXX See also:

• TRANSLATION

translation already indicate) the word See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord ('Adonai) . The priests continued to use the name in the See also:

• BENEDICTION (Lat. benedictio, from benedicere, to bless)

Benediction of the See also:

• PEOPLE

People (See also:

• NUMBERS, BOOK OF
• NUMBERS, PARTITION OF

Numbers vi . 22-27), and on the See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

Day of See also:

• ATONEMENT

Atonement the High See also:

• PRIEST (Ger. Priester, Fr. pretre)

Priest pronounced it (See also:

• LEVITICUS

Leviticus xvi . 30) amidst the prostrations of the assembled multitude . It is recorded in the See also:

• TALMUD

Talmud that Rabbis communicated the true pronunciation to their disciples once in seven years (Qiddushin, 71a) . The Jews called the Tetragrammaton by a Hebrew See also:

• DENOMINATION (Lat. denominare, to give a specific name to)

denomination, See also:

• SHEM (Hebrew for " name, renown, posterity ")

Shem Hammephorash OPT= Dv), i.e. the distinctive excellent name . It was considered an See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

act of See also:

• BLASPHEMY (through the Fr. from Gr. PXaa4o ta, profane language, slander, probably derived from root of )3X

blasphemy for a layman to pronounce the Tetragrammaton . This avoidance of the See also:

• ORIGINAL

original name was due on the one See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

hand to reverence and on the other to fear lest the name be desecrated by heathens .

Partly in consequence of this See also:

• MYSTERY (Gr. µw(Trilpcov, from tcuvrm, an initiate, µfew, to shut the mouth)

mystery and partly in See also:

• ACCORD (from Fr. accorder, to agree)

accord with widespread superstitions, the Tetragrammaton figures in magical formulae from the See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time of the Gnostics, and on amulets . Many a See also:

• MEDIEVAL

medieval See also:

• MIRACLE (Lat. miraculum, from mirari, to wonder)

miracle-worker was supposed to derive his competence from his knowledge of the See also:

• SECRET (Lat. secretum, hidden, concealed)

secret of the Name .