tetragrammaton

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: Tet=ra=gram=ma=ton

CIDE DICTIONARY

tetragrammaton, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ; te`tra- (see Tetra-) + a letter.].

 The mystic number four, which was often symbolized to represent the Deity, whose name was expressed by four letters among some ancient nations; as, the Hebrew JeHoVaH, Greek qeo`s, Latin deus, etc.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

tetragrammaton, n. the Hebrew name of God written in four letters, articulated as Yahweh etc.

Etymology

Gk (as TETRA-, gramma, -atos letter)