qere perpetua

A form of qere perpetuum — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of qere perpetuum
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