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qere perpetua

qere perpetua is the plural of qere perpetuum.

Meaning of qere perpetuum

Noun

qere perpetuum (plural qere perpetua)

  1. 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.

Questions about qere perpetua

What is qere perpetua the plural of?
Qere perpetua is the plural of qere perpetuum.

Words near qere perpetua in the dictionary

  1. Qenites
  2. qepik
  3. Qeqertarsuaq
  4. Qeqqata
  5. qere
  6. qere perpetua
  7. qere perpetuum
  8. qeres
  9. qeri
  10. qeris
  11. qero

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