Giddianhi / Gaddianhi Variant
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Variant spelling of GIDDIANHI
3 Nephi 3:9
- P, 1837-1981: Giddianhi
- 1830: Gaddianhi > Giddianhi
3 Nephi 4:9
- P, 1837-1981: Giddianhi
- 1830: Gaddianhi
3 Nephi 4:8
- P: Giddianhis > Giddianhi
- 1830-1981: Giddianhi
- Discussion: The 1830 compositor probably set the name as Gaddianhi initially under the influence of Gaddianton, which occurred alongside Gaddianton in the text. In 3 Nephi 4:8, Cowdery corrected Giddianhis because it was a double genitive, and erroneously read the army of Giddianhi(')s; see Alma 46:24 for full discussion of double genitives (ATV 4:2548-51; 5:3243).
Source: ATV 4:2550; 5:3223-24, 3243.
