Shem HaMephorash

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Shem HaMephorash (Hebrew: שֵׁם הַמְּפֹרָשׁ Šēm hamMəfōrāš, also Shem ha-Mephorash), meaning "the explicit name," is originally a Tannaitic term describing the Tetragrammaton.^[1] In Kabbalah, it may refer to a name of God composed of either 4, 12, 22, 42, or 72 letters (or triads of letters), the latter version being the most common.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

^ Bacher (n.d.).
^ Asprem (2012), p. 33.
^ Cavendish (1967), p. 119.
^ Melton (2001), p. 1399.
^ Trachtenberg (1939), pp. 90–98, 288ff.
^ Burton & Grandy (2004), p. 69.
^ Savedow (2000), p. 18.
^ Rudd (2007), pp. 14, 39–44, 67–73.

[FOOTNOTEBachern.d.-1] Bacher (n.d.).

[FOOTNOTEAsprem201233-2] Asprem (2012), p. 33.

[FOOTNOTECavendish1967119-3] Cavendish (1967), p. 119.

[FOOTNOTEMelton20011399-4] Melton (2001), p. 1399.

[FOOTNOTETrachtenberg193990–98,_288ff-5] Trachtenberg (1939), pp. 90–98, 288ff.

[FOOTNOTEBurtonGrandy200469-6] Burton & Grandy (2004), p. 69.

[FOOTNOTESavedow200018-7] Savedow (2000), p. 18.

[FOOTNOTERudd200714,_39–44,_67–73-8] Rudd (2007), pp. 14, 39–44, 67–73.

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