Zenock / Zenoch Variants

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Variant Spellings of ZENOCK

Alma 33:15

  • O: Zenock > null
  • P, 1830-1981: null
  • O: Zenoch
  • P, 1830-1981: Zenock

Alma 34:7

  • O, 1879, 1902-1907, 1911: Zenoch
  • P, 1830-1858, 1888, 1920-1981: Zenock

Helaman 8:20

  • P: Zenock/Zenoch
  • 1830-1837, 1841-1849: Zenoch
  • 1840, 1858-1981: Zenock
  • 1852: Zenoch > Zenock

3 Nephi 10:16

  • P, 1830-1981: Zenock
  • Discussion: In Alma 33:15, Cowdery first wrote Zenock, then he crossed it out and wrote Zenoch in O. In Alma 34:7, Zenoch is the spelling. In Helaman 8:20, Cowdery intended to write the name in P as Zenock. His k here looks almost like an h, so that the 1830 compositor set as Zenoch. The -ck ending is not found in any biblical or other Book of Mormon names, but -ch is.

Source: ATV 1:408-10; 5:3022-23.