qere perpetuum

English

Etymology

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

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.