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==Origins==

==Origins==

 

Originally Biblical Hebrew was written without vowels, the reader having been educated to know the appropriate vowels to insert when reading.  As the proper pronunciation of Hebrew was being lost through lack of fluency a group of Hebrew copyists, the [[Masoretes]] invented signs to be placed around consonants to indicate accents and proper pronunciation of vowels.

Originally Biblical Hebrew was written without vowels, the reader having been educated to know the appropriate vowels to insert when reading.  As the proper pronunciation of Hebrew was being lost through lack of fluency a group of Hebrew copyists, the [[Masoretes]] invented signs to be placed around consonants to indicate accents and proper pronunciation of vowels.

When it came to copying the Divine Name, the Masoretes provided vowel points for יהוה so that it now appeared as יְהוָה, following the accepted tradition of using "Adonai" (Sovereign Lord) or "Elohim" (God) in place of the Divine Name.

When it came to copying the Divine Name, the Masoretes provided vowel points for יהוה so that it now appeared as יְהוָה, following the accepted tradition of using "Adonai" (Sovereign Lord) or "Elohim" (God) in place of the Divine Name.

According to the [[Catholic Encyclopedia]], some scholars hold Jehovah dates only from the year 1520. However, writers of the sixteenth century, regardless of religious background, were familiar with the word.  The name has been found as early as the 13th century in the "Pugio fidei" of Raymund Martin, a work written about 1270 (ed. Paris, 1651, pt. III, dist. ii, cap. iii, p. 448, and Note, p. 745).

According to the [[Catholic Encyclopedia]], some scholars hold Jehovah dates only from the year 1520. However, writers of the sixteenth century, regardless of religious background, were familiar with the word.  The name has been found as early as the 13th century in the "Pugio fidei" of Raymund Martin, a work written about 1270 (ed. Paris, 1651, pt. III, dist. ii, cap. iii, p. 448, and Note, p. 745).

With the publication of the [[King James Bible|King James]] or Authorized Version of the Bible in 1611 AD, the name Jehovah would become widely known; it appears at [[Book of Exodus|Exodus]] 6:3; Psalm 83:18; [[Book of Isaiah|Isaiah]] 12:2; 26:4.

With the publication of the [[King James Bible|King James]] or Authorized Version of the Bible in 1611 AD, the name Jehovah would become widely known; it appears at [[Book of Exodus|Exodus]] 6:3; Psalm 83:18; [[Book of Isaiah|Isaiah]] 12:2; 26:4.

*'''Psalm 83:18'''

*'''Psalm 83:18'''

** That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth. (King James Version)

** That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth. (King James Version)

** And they know that Thou -- (Thy name [is] Jehovah -- by Thyself,) [Art] the Most High over all the earth!  (Young’s Literal Translation)

** And they know that Thou -- (Thy name [is] Jehovah—by Thyself,) [Art] the Most High over all the earth!  (Young’s Literal Translation)

** That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, art the Most High over all the earth. (Darby Translation)

** That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, art the Most High over all the earth. (Darby Translation)