Tetragrammaton

== English == === Alternative forms === tetragrammaton === Etymology === From Ancient Greek τετραγράμματον (tetragrámmaton, “four-letter word”), neuter gender of τετραγράμματος (tetragrámmatos, “having four letters”), formed from a combining form of τέτταρες (téttares, “four”) and γράμμα (grámma, “letter”). === Noun === Tetragrammaton (plural Tetragrammata or Tetragrammatons) (Judaism) The word in four Hebrew letters יהוה (in transliteration as YHWH or JHVH) used as the ineffable name of God in the Hebrew Bible, variously rendered as Yahweh or Jehovah. ==== Translations ====