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Jnfamous Fancy Capital letter I

The Encyclopedia Americana contains the following on the J: The form of J was unknown in any alphabet until the 14th century. Either symbol (J,I) used initially generally had the consonantal sound of Y as in year. Gradually, the two symbols (J,l) were differentiated, the J usually acquiring consonantal force and thus becoming regarded as a consonant, and the I becoming a vowel. It was not until 1630 that the differentiation became general in England. It is one of the few permanent additions to those alphabets, made in medieval or modern times. More exactly, it was not an addition, but a differentiation from an existing letter, i, which in Latin, besides being a vowel (as in index), had also the consonantal value of "Y" (as in maior, pronounced "mayor"). At a later stage, the symbol "J" was used for distinctive purposes, particularly when the "I" had to be written initially (or in conjunction with another "I"). Either symbol used initially generally had the consonantal sound of "Y" (as in year) so that the Latin pronunciation of either Ianuarius or Januarius was as though the spelling was "Yanuarius." While in some words of Hebrew and other origin (such as Hallelujah or Junker), "J" has the phonetic value of "Y." Webster's Universal Dictionary (1936) discloses the early relationship between the I and the J: As a character it was formerly used interchangeably with "i," both letters having originally the same sound; and after the "j" sound came to be common in English, it was often written where this sound must have been pronounced. The separation of these two letters is of comparatively recent date, being brought about through the influence of the Dutch printers. New Funk and Wagnall Encyclopedia: Not until the middle of the 17th century did this usage become universal in English books; in the King James Bible of 1611 for example, the words Jesus and judge are invariably Iesus and iudge. This is corroborated by the authoritative Oxford English Dictionary concerning the letter J: "The J types are not used in the Bible of 1611...." The Oxford English Dictionary also in it pronunciation Guide has the following: Consonants The following have their usual English values: b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, and z. (Other symbols are used as follows: g get, x loch, D this, J YES) The Encyclopedia Britannica shows that the sound of the letter J was the same as the letter I: The original consonantal sound represented by the letter was the semi-vowel or spirant "I" (the sound of y in yacht). This passed into dy and later into the sound dz which the letter represents today.

The New Book of Knowledge confirms the findings of Moorhouse: The early history of the letter "J" is the same as the history of the letter "I." "I" is a descendant of the ancient Phoenician and Hebrew letter "yod" and the Greek letter "iota." The Phoenicians gave the yod a semiconsonant sound pronounced like the "Y" in yellow. While the lower case "J" of modern type was derived directly from medieval manuscripts, the capital "J" is virtually a printer's invention. The sound "J" as we know it in English today was derived when the "Y" sound eventually passed into a "dy" sound and later into the "J" sound as in juggle. Noah Webster 1828: J. This letter has been added to the English Alphabet in modern days; the letter I being written formerly in words where J is now used. It seems to have had the sound of y, in many words, as it still has in the German. The English sound of this letter may be expressed by dzh, or edzh, a compound sound coinciding exactly with that of g, in genius; the French j, with the articulation d preceding it. It is the tenth letter of the English Alphabet. HALLELUIAH, n. [Heb. praise ye Jah or Jehovah, from , to praise, that is, to throw, or raise the voice, to utter a loud sound. Ar. halla or ealla, to appear; to begin to shine, as the new moon ; to exclaim ; to exult ; to sing ; to rejoice ; to praise or worship God. Gr. , a shout in battle. It coincides in elements with howl, L. ululo.]. Praise ye Jehovah ; give praise to God ; a word used in songs of praise, or a term of rejoicing in solemn ascriptions of thanksgiving to God. It is used as a noun, or as an exclamation. [This word is improperly written with j, in conformity with the German and other continental languages, in which j has the sound of y. But to pronounce the word with the English sound of j destroys its beauty. The like mistake of the sound of j in Jehovah, Jordan, Joseph, has perverted the true pronunciation, which was Yehovah, Yordan, Yoseph. This perversion must now be submitted to, but in Halleluiah it ought not to be tolerated.]

Conclusion upon the English Letter J: The letter J has never existed in the Hebrew, Aramaic, Latin, or Greek languages. It did not appear in the English Language until 19 years after the so-called king Iames translation was first published in 1611 (i.e. - 1630). Keep in mind that king Iames would more than likely had people tortured (tongues cut out) or killed for mispronouncing his name. It was most more than likely pronounced yah-mez, yah-maze, eeah-maze, or possibly eeah-mez, yet most assuredly not jaymz by any stretch of the imagination! Also all the other early English versions of the Scriptures used the Capital I in the Anointed One Name as well as His Heavenly Father Sacred Name. The Fancy Capital I was later erroneously mistaken, by marginally literate English commoners, as the capital letter J. Just because ignorant people in the past did not know better does not mean that we in this modern age of knowledge have to follow in their foot steps. Keep in mind they were only ignorant because they did not know better, it would be considered to be stupid for some one who knows better to insist on doing the same. At this point any one that has read this can not say they did not know any better. REPENT!!!

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