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This erroneous transliteration began around the 12th Century, when Christians first started learning Hebrew (although at that time, it was spelled with an I instead of a J). They misunderstood a Jewish convention for writing the Name, and thought that it WAS the name (when in fact, it was just a reminder to say the Hebrew word for "Lord" instead of the name).

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This erroneous transliteration began around the 12th Century, when Christians first started learning Hebrew (athough at that time, it was spelled with an I instead of a J). They misunderstood a Jewish convention for writing the Name, and thought that it WAS the name (when in fact, it was just a reminder to say the Hebrew word for "Lord" instead of the name).

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It is not certain, but it is believed to be around 3600 years old.

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