notarikon

English

Etymology

From Hebrew נוטריקון, borrowed from Ancient Greek νοταρικόν (notarikón).

Noun

notarikon

Alternative form of notariqon

1. A cabalistic method of deriving a phrase from a word, using the letters of the word as initial letters of words in the sentence.
2. A cabalistic method of creating a word from initial, middle and final letters (in any combination) of words in a phrase.
   • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 120:

     The Hebrew word zahav (ZaHaB) is the notarikon (shorthand) for Zan, Ha'aret, and Bonayh Yerushalayim.