Tetragrammaton

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Tetragrammaton (from the Greek τετραγράμματον, meaning '[word of] four letters' (tetra "four" + gramma (gen. grammatos) "letter"), refers to יהוה, the name of the God of Israel, written with four letters, as preserved in the Hebrew Masoretic Text where it appears over 6,800 times.

These four letters are usually transliterated JHWH in German, French and Dutch, and YHWH in English. In English translations, it is often rendered in all capital letters as "LORD," following Jewish tradition (see "Historical overview" at Yahweh).

Tetragrammaton in popular culture

• In the movie Equilibrium (film), the Tetragrammaton is a law enforcement organisation, whose members are called clerics.
• The word is used in Philip K. Dick's novel about religious themes, The Divine Invasion.
• Progressive rock band The Mars Volta has a song titled Tetragrammaton on their Amputechture album.

See also

• Jehovah
• Yahweh
• Tetragrammaton in the New Testament

References

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