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.
the four-letter, unutterable, divine name of God (often transliterated in English as "YHWH").
The most powerful Name of God, YHVH. Its pronunciation has been lost. This Name, and permutations of it, is often used in meditations, amulets, and prayer.
The four Hebrew letters that represent the divine name of God, usually transliterated YHWH or JHVH; out of reverence, Jews ceased to pronounce the word aloud about the third century B.C.E.
(tetragram : a word of four letters) : the Hebrew name of God written in four letters, articulated e.g., as Yahweh.
Name given to the four letters (Hebrew consonants) that were substituted for the divine name of Yahweh (YHWH) in the Old Testament- although the term is often translated as "Lord" in modern OT translations.
The unspeakable Jewish name of God, JHVH (sometimes YHVH) that evolved into JEHOVAH, most likely by adding the vowels of the word Adonai to JHVH.
(Greek) 4 letters, YHWH; Hebrew Name of God.
A phrase for the great name of God - Yahweh.
YHWH, refers to God. See Yahweh for more information.
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
The divine name written in four Hebrew letters as יהוה. The word Tetragram comes from the Greek words tetra, (tetrav ) meaning four, and gramma, (gravmma) meaning letters. Thus, Tetragram means four letters. (See Divine name.)
Greek for "four letters," the divine name in Hebrew, yhwh. The four Hebrew consonants for the divine name are not pronounced by Jews when they occur in the biblical text. Instead, circumlocutions like "Lord" or "the Name" are used.
the four Hebrew consonants that comprise the name of the God of Israel; in English, YHWH. See also Yahweh.
The Tetragrammaton (; "word with four letters") is the usual reference to the Hebrew name for God, which is spelled (in the Hebrew alphabet): (yodh) (heh) (vav) (heh) or (reading right to left = YHVH, or with the Biblical Hebrew pronunciation, YHWH). It is the distinctive personal name of the God of Israel.