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title: tetragrammaton — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tetragrammaton» in the Judaism dictionary: The four-letter name of God in Hebrew, Yod-Heh-Vav-Heh. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tetragrammaton

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**Who acts:** you, H, IHV · **What happens:** name, follow, be, permute · **To what, where:** God, permutations, Tetragrammaton, Tri grammaton, name

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«tetragrammaton» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 2 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [tetragrammaton in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/tetragrammaton.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The four-letter name of God in Hebrew, Yod-Heh-Vav-Heh.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tetragrammaton:m1:1
# text = The four-letter name of God in Hebrew, Yod-Heh-Vav-Heh.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Hebrew	Hebrew	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	Yod	Yod	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Heh	Heh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	Vav	Vav	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	Heh	Heh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** |  |  | God in Hebrew |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The Elohim — divine powers — not IHVH the Tetragrammaton, (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tetragrammaton:x1:1
# text = The Elohim — divine powers — not IHVH the Tetragrammaton, (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Elohim	Elohim	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	divine	divine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	powers	power	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	IHVH	IHVH	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Tetragrammaton	Tetragrammaton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
14	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
17	1893	1893	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Here follow the permutations of the name I H V, which is the Tetragrammaton — Jehovah, without the second or final Heh : IHV is a Tri-grammaton, and is more suitable to the third or Yetziratic plane. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

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*Sentence 1:* Here follow the permutations of the name I H V, which is the Tetragrammaton — Jehovah, without the second or final Heh : IHV is a Tri-grammaton, and is more suitable to the third or Yetziratic plane.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tetragrammaton:x2:1
# text = Here follow the permutations of the name I H V, which is the Tetragrammaton — Jehovah, without the second or final Heh : IHV is a Tri-grammaton, and is more suitable to the third or Yetziratic plane.
1	Here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	_
2	follow	follow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	permutations	permutation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	H	H	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
10	V	V	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Tetragrammaton	Tetragrammaton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
16	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
17	Jehovah	Jehovah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
19	without	without	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
21	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	24	amod	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	conj	_	_
24	Heh	Heh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
25	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	31	punct	_	_
26	IHV	IHV	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	nsubj	_	_
27	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	31	cop	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
29	Tri	Tri	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	grammaton	grammaton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
33	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
34	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	36	cop	_	_
35	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	36	advmod	_	_
36	suitable	suitable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	parataxis	_	_
37	to	to	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
38	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
39	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	42	amod	_	_
40	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	41	cc	_	_
41	Yetziratic	yetziratic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	39	conj	_	_
42	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | imperative | you *not said here* | the permutations of the name |  | here |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent permutation=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | H and the Tetragrammaton | the Tetragrammaton |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | IHV | a Tri grammaton |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to the third plane; suitable *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **permute** |  |  | the name |  |  |  |  | nom permutation «event transitive»: of=patient |

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*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tetragrammaton:x2:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	1893	1893	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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