Ethan Indigo Smith – Tetragrammaton is the Greek word for the Hebrew four letter word for God, YHWH. The exact pronunciation of YHWH is unknown, in part because of the lack of vowels in Hebrew, and because it was traditionally not to be uttered anyway.

The Tetragrammaton was so secreted and taboo it would not be stated in readings, not be communicated openly, and was not even written down, sometimes four dots were used in its place. The tradition of the of secreting or silencing of The Tetragrammaton remains today, it is still a taboo subject. Continue reading →