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|JAH-OH-EH “this Earth” (Book of Abraham facsimile 2:1); Jah oh-eh “O the Earth” (J. Smith, ''Times & Seasons'', IV:373, Nov 13, 1843; J. Smith letter to James A. Bennett, Nov 13, 1843, LDS Archives MS d 155, Box 2, folder 6, sheet 2, page 4) | |||
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Possibly hypothetical Egyptian *''i Зḥt'' “Oh Earth!” (cf. Coptic ''eiōhe'' “Earth”<ref>Discussed by M. Rhodes, JSH-TYL, 8 and nn. 49-50, citing Černý, ''Coptic Etymological Dictionary'', 50, and Crum, ''Coptic Dictionary'', 89; cf. Gardiner, ''Egyptian Grammar'', 3rd ed., §87.</ref>); note Egyptian vocative ''i'' “Oh!” in facsimile 2:11 (cognate with Ugaritic ''y'' [I], Arabic ''ya''). | |||
Appears outwardly similar to Hebrew יהוה ''YHWH'', "Yahweh, Jehovah; Adonai," the Tetragram, but it is not related. | |||
Variant: Jah oh-eh. | |||
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*Smith, Robert F. “Some ‘Neologisms’ from the Mormon Canon,” ''1973 Conference on the Language of the Mormons'', May 31, 1973, 64-68. Provo: BYU Language Research Center, 1973, online at https://www.scribd.com/document/363522963/SOME-NEOLOGISMS-FROM-THE-MORMON-CANON . | |||
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| Pearl of Great Price PN | 1. | JAH-OH-EH “this Earth” (Book of Abraham facsimile 2:1); Jah oh-eh “O the Earth” (J. Smith, Times & Seasons, IV:373, Nov 13, 1843; J. Smith letter to James A. Bennett, Nov 13, 1843, LDS Archives MS d 155, Box 2, folder 6, sheet 2, page 4) |
Possibly hypothetical Egyptian *i Зḥt “Oh Earth!” (cf. Coptic eiōhe “Earth”[1]); note Egyptian vocative i “Oh!” in facsimile 2:11 (cognate with Ugaritic y [I], Arabic ya).
Appears outwardly similar to Hebrew יהוה YHWH, "Yahweh, Jehovah; Adonai," the Tetragram, but it is not related.
Variant: Jah oh-eh.
Notes
- ↑ Discussed by M. Rhodes, JSH-TYL, 8 and nn. 49-50, citing Černý, Coptic Etymological Dictionary, 50, and Crum, Coptic Dictionary, 89; cf. Gardiner, Egyptian Grammar, 3rd ed., §87.
Bibliography
- Smith, Robert F. “Some ‘Neologisms’ from the Mormon Canon,” 1973 Conference on the Language of the Mormons, May 31, 1973, 64-68. Provo: BYU Language Research Center, 1973, online at https://www.scribd.com/document/363522963/SOME-NEOLOGISMS-FROM-THE-MORMON-CANON .
