Etymology

qere perpetuum

Today it means: In the liturgical use of the Tanakh, a fixed substitution that is always expected when a certain written word is read out, most notably אֲדוֹנָי (ăḏônāy, literally “my Lord(s)”) for יהוה (YHVH), the name of God; an indication of such a substitution. Full definition →

Latin perpetuus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromperpetuus“perpetual”
  2. English todayqere perpetuum

From Latin perpetuus (“perpetual”). See qere.

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