qere perpetuum

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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.
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