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- What is the correct pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton?
The Tetragrammaton is one example of the phenomenon called "k'ri u'k'siv" (קרי וכתיב), where the word written in the text is not the word spoken aloud by the reader In printed Bibles, the k'siv, or word written in the text, remains in the main text, while the k'ri, the word actually read is put in a textual note
- In Exodus 3:14 is there a linguistic relationship between the . . .
According to this explanation the Tetragrammaton is understood in the context of the exodus only, and the name is supposed to convey something about their condition in egypt and the exodus that will follow However, Rashbam, Chizkuni and Sforno understood this more broadly, they interpret it meaning i will be or exist forever The name reveals
- Why did the masoretes vocalize the tetragrammaton this way?
The most common vowel pointing for the tetragrammaton is יְהוָה, which occurs 5,658 times in Scripture These last three forms of the sacred tetragrammaton (described in this paragraph) occur 821 times in conjunction with prefixes The total then is 6,828 appearances of this word in the Hebrew Scriptures
- What was the reason why Jews specifically used the substitute Adonay . . .
The Bible calls G-d Y-h-v-h, which is called “the Tetragrammaton,” which means a four-letter word While the Tetragrammaton appears on Torah scrolls, even today, Jews say it as Adonai whenever they read the Torah (more on that later) Many think that this is the name of G-d in the Hebrew Bible, but this is not true
- Why does G-ds half name י-ה, the shortened version of the . . .
Why does G-d's half name י-ה, the shortened version of the Tetragrammaton, have a mappik Heh (dot in the ה)? Might it be a sort of compensative dagesh, to substitute for the missing letters? If so, how come it remains despite the fact that gutturals don’t take dagesh?
- shemos sacred names - Why is the Tetragrammaton unutterable . . . - Mi Yodeya
The Torah is quite specific about vainly uttering the Tetragrammaton (Shmoth Exodus 20 6) 6 Thou shalt not take the name of the L-RD thy G-D in vain; for the L-RD will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain In Shmoth 3 15 we are told that "the Name" of the Holy One is "a memorial forever"
- Would most Jews deem a tattoo containing the tetragrammaton offensive?
The Talmud (in Masekhet Shabbat 120b) directly discusses this issue: דתניא: הרי שהיה שם כתוב לו על בשרו - הרי זה לא ירחוץ ולא יסוך ולא יעמוד במקום הטינופת
- Fundamental Significance of Number Four - Tetragramaton
HaKel - G-d who is transcendent, logically prior to any attachment to Creation Picture the yud of the tetragrammaton, floating there off the top line (the shirtut of a Torah scroll) HaGadol -- Great, Immense, in fact, Omnipresent This is the G-d of Creation Everything that exists is caused by Him Picture the first hei G-d the Giver
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