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'''O<small>MNI</small>''' | '''O<small>MNI</small>''' may be derived from the Hebrew root ''ʾmn'', meaning "to be true, faithful" as well as "to confirm, support," and may be linked to the segholate form ''ʾomen'', "faithfulness, trust." The name could be a hypocoristic form of *''ʾomniyyahu'', "faithfulness of the Lord," with a ''hireq compaginis'', or, alternatively, without a ''hireq compaginis'', "the Lord is my trust," ([[Jo Ann Hackett|JH]]) “the Lord is (the object of) my trust,” or the substantive ''ʾomen'' with a first common singular pronominal suffix, thus ''ʾomnī'', "my faithfulness, my trust," “(the object of) my faithfulness, trust,” or as a gentilic “Faithful, Trustworthy.” It could also be a diminutive form in ''-î''.<ref>Noth, ''[[Abbreviations|IPN]]'' 38.</ref> | ||
The form for '''O<small>MNI</small>''' may follow the Omri/Zimri pattern. If '''O<small>MNI</small>''' follows the Omri pattern, then we should note that Winfried Thiel suggests that ''ˤomrî'' may be hypocoristic for hypothetical *''ˤomrîyyāhû'' “Yahweh is my life; (the) life, which Yahweh (has given).”<ref>Thiel, “Omri,” in D. Freedman, ed., ''[[Abbreviations|ABD]]'', V:17; she likewise sees Zimri as short for Zimriyyahu “Yahweh is (my) protection.”; Koehler & Baumgartner, ''[[Abbreviations|HALOT]]'', II:850, comparing Arabic ''ˤamara'' “to live.”</ref> On that analogy, we might translate *''ʼomnîyyāhû'' “Yahweh is my faith, Yahweh is (the object of) my faith; (the) trust that Yahweh (has given).” | |||
Cf. Book of Mormon [[OMNER|O<small>MNER</small>]], [[AMMON|A<small>MMON</small>]], [[AMNIHU|A<small>MNIHU</small>]], [[ANTIOMNO|A<small>NTIOMNO</small>]], et al. | Cf. Book of Mormon [[OMNER|O<small>MNER</small>]], [[AMMON|A<small>MMON</small>]], [[AMNIHU|A<small>MNIHU</small>]], [[ANTIOMNO|A<small>NTIOMNO</small>]], et al. | ||
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Etymology
OMNI may be derived from the Hebrew root ʾmn, meaning "to be true, faithful" as well as "to confirm, support," and may be linked to the segholate form ʾomen, "faithfulness, trust." The name could be a hypocoristic form of *ʾomniyyahu, "faithfulness of the Lord," with a hireq compaginis, or, alternatively, without a hireq compaginis, "the Lord is my trust," (JH) “the Lord is (the object of) my trust,” or the substantive ʾomen with a first common singular pronominal suffix, thus ʾomnī, "my faithfulness, my trust," “(the object of) my faithfulness, trust,” or as a gentilic “Faithful, Trustworthy.” It could also be a diminutive form in -î.[1]
The form for OMNI may follow the Omri/Zimri pattern. If OMNI follows the Omri pattern, then we should note that Winfried Thiel suggests that ˤomrî may be hypocoristic for hypothetical *ˤomrîyyāhû “Yahweh is my life; (the) life, which Yahweh (has given).”[2] On that analogy, we might translate *ʼomnîyyāhû “Yahweh is my faith, Yahweh is (the object of) my faith; (the) trust that Yahweh (has given).”
Cf. Book of Mormon OMNER, AMMON, AMNIHU, ANTIOMNO, et al.
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐉𐐣𐐤𐐌 (ɒmnaɪ)
Notes
