Prohibition On Pronouncing The Divine Name
Definition
The distinction between ‘what is written’ in the manuscript (ketiv, pronounced kere in the text above’s transliteration) and ‘what is read’ in the synagogue by tradition (qere); the most famous case is the substitution of Adonai or hashem for Yahweh
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Ketiv And Qere
Biblical References
- Numbers 6:24-26 — *“‘“The Lord bless you and protect you; The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.”’” *
- Psalm 39:7 (LXX 39:7 / Heb 40:6) — *But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying? You are my only hope! But when he again brings his firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him!” *
- Hebrews 10:5 — So when he came into the world, he said,“Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me.
- Isaiah (1QIsaa) — Here is the message about Judah and Jerusalem that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz during the time when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah reigned over Judah. Listen, O heavens, pay attention, O earth! For the Lord s
- Psalm 151 — How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers. Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the Lord’s commands; he meditates on hi