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Tetragrammaton vs Yhwh - What's the difference?

tetragrammaton | yhwh |

As a proper noun yhwh is

known as the "tetragrammaton", the four hebrew letters which are transliterated into the latin alphabet as yhwh (or ihvh, jhvh, or yhvh) usually vowels are added to produce the spelling jehovah or yahweh.

tetragrammaton

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • The four Hebrew letters (in transliteration, YHWH or JHVH) used as the ineffable name of God in the Hebrew Bible, variously transliterated as Yahweh or Jehovah.
  • yhwh

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (or IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah or Yahweh.