Note that in the following tables, there is nothing new; long and short vowel sounds, the circumflex, etc. are used in the historically accurate sense. I have spent an inordinate amount of time on this page, but in the final analysis you will need to learn it for yourselves. It will be time well spent. My usual resources are:
If you are having trouble viewing this, in any browser you can increment the font size by holding down the <control> key while repeatedly typing the "+" key on the numeric key pad; (if you use the one on the numeric key pad you won't need to use <shift> "+"). To incrementally decrease the font size it is <control> "-". To return to the default size type <control> "0" (that's zero, not capital "O" as in "Off").
Please Note: this is by no means a complete list, but rather is all of the accent markings required to match the pronunciation keys found in older KJV 1611 Bibles. My intention is to restore what has been removed in these latter days of apostasy by those who do not tremble at the Word of God (Isaiah 66:2).
Another problem is displaying diacritical marks properly: we are in a constant state of change in the protocol that defines these symbols; the same symbols I see in the Bible in my hands renders incorrectly in many browsers. Despite all this there are enough diacritical marks and symbols to accent most of the nouns in the K.J.V. Bible of 1611 to aid in pronunciation for those who are interested; and that is the goal on this page. I am in the process of setting up a separate site with only the italicized words and no other diacriticals for those who simply wish to read the Scriptures.
Many people who can read and speak English have no printed copy of the Bible, but do have occasional access to the internet. If that is you and you have a device you can download to, may I recommend the AV1611.pdf which is free to download or read online.
Virtually all of the diacritical marks on this site came from older K.J.V. Bibles purchased from various sources as well as replicas of the original printed copies derived from the Textus Receptus New Testament manuscripts and the Hebrew manuscripts of the Old Testament (only italicized words represented are present in the replicas in the form of slightly smaller "typesets").
I know of only two recourses for those with a desire to learn how to properly enunciate the nouns in the [real] Bible; one is to obtain a printed copy of the KJV of 1611 with the markings and avoid the internet altogether, and the other is use the AV1611.pdf file published on this site. The *.pdf files render the markings flawlessly so you can see what you are studying.
The benefits of this study of Scriptural nouns are twofold: (1) the obvious benefit is to learn the pronunciation of the nouns and (2) the other less obvious benefit is the study of compound words formed from the joining of two or more words connected by a long dash (— as opposed to the shorter dash ‐). Considering the individual words used to form compound words can be interesting and enlightening. Consider this compound word:
The Unicode Consortium defines the protocols and standards for encoding and rendering diacritical marks on the internet, including their representation in digital text and web standards. This organization is working feverishly to publish all diacritical marks needed to render the text in a form that enables correct enunciation. Unfortunately, the coders producing many (most?) popular browsers are not keeping up with the pace.
A good example is the tying circumflex whose purpose is to join two letters, to form a unique sound: at the time of this writing only firefox displays the circumflex closely, but too high over the letters. I test with these other browsers: Google Chrome, Opera, Brave, Konqueror, Falkon, and occasionally a few others. Firefox does the best job of rendering, followed by Konqueror. Konqueror's rendering makes the first letter larger and bold with the tied circumflex with or without the "dotless i".
Using older KJV Bibles published from early 1960's and back is the only logical approach. For those unaware of the frantic assault on the Word of God by Satan and his minions understand this: many Bibles being marketed as KJV are being subtly modified by so-called scholars. The first change I noticed was the removal of the paragraph marks (called a pilcrow in the earliest Bibles printed on movable type presses from circa 1440 up.
Forget about the Septuagint; it is a falsely labeled recension and a poisoned fountain. Was it used by a minority of Greek speaking Jewish and gentile worshipers in the 3rd through 2nd centuries before Jesus payed the price for our sins? Probably: However, the very dates of writing preclude the possibility of it being an advanced revelation. After all, the Lord had not yet been born of the virgin Mary or spoken the Words...
John Chapter 17
8 For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
In the words of the translators themselves, in the letter The Translators to the Reader "If you ask what they had before them, truly it was ... the Hebrew and the Greek". See their comments. They resisted the pressure to include the Apocrypha in the canon, placing it separately.
For those unaware, the location of the paragraph markers, chapter and verse numbering, and Biblical numerology comprise a complex built-in teaching/learning aid. This phenomena is found only in a KJV 1611. The earliest diacritical marks I have discovered are standardized italicized words in the 1769 Oxford edition. Note the word edition which is not only separate and distinct from the word version, but also diametrically opposed to the meaning of the latter. Editions remove [unintentional] typographical errors. Thus far, the so-called "versions" present texts derived from corrupt, and historically rejected manuscripts.
The Book of Psalms
Psalm 12
6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
Sometimes (and perhaps frequently) when a symbol does not display correctly it is because there is no font on your system to render that letter/symbol in the language for which it is defined. For example, a majority of unusual [in the English language] symbols are defined in Latin font sets; you probably have some Latin fonts on your system, but you may not have one for the symbol you are not seeing correctly. This is likely to be temporary; the number of free fonts available for installation (which are being used in popular browsers) is increasing.
Regarding the circumflex consider this definition: circumflex: definition 2 of 2 noun: a mark ˆ, ⌢, or ˜ originally used in Greek over long vowels to indicate a rising-falling tone and in other languages to mark length, contraction, or a particular vowel quality. This circumflex combining 2 letters "oi" as o᷍ı is pronounced "oi" as in "oil".
A common accent in Scripture is the underlined letters "ch" (in any letter case) i.e. ch which means to be pronounced as "ch" in character. For example: Nĕb-ū-chăd-nĕz´-zär king of Babylon. I will add to this page as needed and as time allows.
Ē-zēk´-ịĕl 9:4 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.
