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The most likely root here seems to be ''ʿmm'', a common Semitic kinship term meaning variously “people, clan, paternal uncle, grandfather,”<ref>[[Koehler, Ludwig, and Walter Baumgartner, The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. 5 vols. revised by W. Baumgartner and Johann J. Stamm. Leiden: Brill, 1994. trans. of 5-volume 3rd German edition.|''HALOT'']], sv. עם.</ref> and appears in several biblical [[Personal Name|PN]]s, e.g., Ammiel, Ammihud, Amram, and Amraphel. | The most likely root here seems to be ''ʿmm'', a common Semitic kinship term meaning variously “people, clan, paternal uncle, grandfather,”<ref>[[Koehler, Ludwig, and Walter Baumgartner, The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. 5 vols. revised by W. Baumgartner and Johann J. Stamm. Leiden: Brill, 1994. trans. of 5-volume 3rd German edition.|''HALOT'']], sv. עם.</ref> and appears in several biblical [[Personal Name|PN]]s, e.g., Ammiel, Ammihud, Amram, and Amraphel. | ||
This name could be a hypocoristicon similar to the Aramaic [[Personal Name|PN]] <i>ʿmʼ</i>,<ref>[[H. Donner and W. Röllig, Kanannäische und aramäische Inschriften. 3 vols. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1968.|''KAI'']], 232.</ref> and the Punic [[Personal Name|PN]] <i>ʿmʼ</i> ([[H. Donner and W. Röllig, Kanannäische und aramäische Inschriften. 3 vols. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1968.|''KAI'']] 78:9), of the Book of Mormon type [[AMINADAB|A<small>MINADAB</small>]], [[AMINADI|A<small>MINADI</small>]], or the Amorite [[Personal Name|PN]]s ''ḫa-am-mu-<sup>d</sup>da-gan'' “people/kinsman of (the god) Dagan,”<ref>[[H. Donner and W. Röllig, Kanannäische und aramäische Inschriften. 3 vols. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1968.|''KAI'']], 197.</ref> and ''am-mi-ad-du'', “people/kinsman of (the god) Addu.”<ref>[[I. J. Gelb, Computer-Aided Analysis of Amorite. Assyriological Studies, 21. Chicago: Oriental Institute, 1980.|''CAAA'']], 261.</ref> Compare also the Amorite [[Personal Name|PN]] ''am-mi-ia'',<ref>[[I. J. Gelb, Computer-Aided Analysis of Amorite. Assyriological Studies, 21. Chicago: Oriental Institute, 1980.|''CAAA'']], 260.</ref> and the Palmyrene [[Personal Name|PN]] ''ʿmbkrʼ''.<ref>[[Jürgen Kurt Stark, Personal Names in Palmyrene Inscriptions. Oxford: Clarendon, 1971.|Stark]], 45.</ref> Cf. the [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] or Aramaic ''ʿmʼ'', name of an artisan on stone inscription from Persian period<ref>[[Israel Department Antiquities and Museums|IDAM]] No. 44.323.</ref> ([[John A. Tvedtnes|JAT]]). | This name could be a hypocoristicon similar to the Aramaic [[Personal Name|PN]] עמא <i>ʿmʼ</i>,<ref>[[H. Donner and W. Röllig, Kanannäische und aramäische Inschriften. 3 vols. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1968.|''KAI'']], 232.</ref> and the Punic [[Personal Name|PN]] <i>ʿmʼ</i> ([[H. Donner and W. Röllig, Kanannäische und aramäische Inschriften. 3 vols. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1968.|''KAI'']] 78:9), of the Book of Mormon type [[AMINADAB|A<small>MINADAB</small>]], [[AMINADI|A<small>MINADI</small>]], or the Amorite [[Personal Name|PN]]s ''ḫa-am-mu-<sup>d</sup>da-gan'' “people/kinsman of (the god) Dagan,”<ref>[[H. Donner and W. Röllig, Kanannäische und aramäische Inschriften. 3 vols. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1968.|''KAI'']], 197.</ref> and ''am-mi-ad-du'', “people/kinsman of (the god) Addu.”<ref>[[I. J. Gelb, Computer-Aided Analysis of Amorite. Assyriological Studies, 21. Chicago: Oriental Institute, 1980.|''CAAA'']], 261.</ref> Compare also the Amorite [[Personal Name|PN]] ''am-mi-ia'',<ref>[[I. J. Gelb, Computer-Aided Analysis of Amorite. Assyriological Studies, 21. Chicago: Oriental Institute, 1980.|''CAAA'']], 260.</ref> and the Palmyrene [[Personal Name|PN]] ''ʿmbkrʼ''.<ref>[[Jürgen Kurt Stark, Personal Names in Palmyrene Inscriptions. Oxford: Clarendon, 1971.|Stark]], 45.</ref> Cf. the [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] or Aramaic ''ʿmʼ'', name of an artisan on stone inscription from Persian period<ref>[[Israel Department Antiquities and Museums|IDAM]] No. 44.323.</ref> ([[John A. Tvedtnes|JAT]]). | ||
Also possibly same as [[King James Version|KJV]] [[Geographical Name|GN]] Ammah, [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] ''ʼammâ'', a hill east of Gibeon ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/2-sam/2.24?lang=eng#23 2 Samuel 2:24]), which may derive from [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] ''ʼammâ'' “cubit; foundation.” | Also possibly same as [[King James Version|KJV]] [[Geographical Name|GN]] אמה Ammah, [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] ''ʼammâ'', a hill east of Gibeon ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/2-sam/2.24?lang=eng#23 2 Samuel 2:24]), which may derive from [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] אמה ''ʼammâ'' “cubit; foundation.” | ||
Cf. Book of Mormon [[AMINADAB|A<small>MINADAB</small>]], [[AMINADI|A<small>MINADI</small>]] | Cf. Book of Mormon [[AMINADAB|A<small>MINADAB</small>]], [[AMINADI|A<small>MINADI</small>]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:16, 22 June 2023
| Lehite PN | 1. | Missionary, ca. 91 BC (Alma 20:2; 21:11) |
Etymology
The most likely root here seems to be ʿmm, a common Semitic kinship term meaning variously “people, clan, paternal uncle, grandfather,”[1] and appears in several biblical PNs, e.g., Ammiel, Ammihud, Amram, and Amraphel. This name could be a hypocoristicon similar to the Aramaic PN עמא ʿmʼ,[2] and the Punic PN ʿmʼ (KAI 78:9), of the Book of Mormon type AMINADAB, AMINADI, or the Amorite PNs ḫa-am-mu-dda-gan “people/kinsman of (the god) Dagan,”[3] and am-mi-ad-du, “people/kinsman of (the god) Addu.”[4] Compare also the Amorite PN am-mi-ia,[5] and the Palmyrene PN ʿmbkrʼ.[6] Cf. the HEBREW or Aramaic ʿmʼ, name of an artisan on stone inscription from Persian period[7] (JAT).
Also possibly same as KJV GN אמה Ammah, HEBREW ʼammâ, a hill east of Gibeon (2 Samuel 2:24), which may derive from HEBREW אמה ʼammâ “cubit; foundation.”
Cf. Book of Mormon AMINADAB, AMINADI
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐈𐐣𐐂 (æmɑː)
Notes
Cf. HEBREW or Aramaic ʿmʾ, name of an artisan on stone inscription from Persian period (IDAM No. 44.323) (JAT).
Neither ʾmmh “forearm, cubit” nor ʾmh “handmaid” fit this NEPHITE masculine PN.
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