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|'''[[:Category:Nephite PN|Nephite PN]]''' & '''[[:Category:Lehite PN|Lehite PN]]'''
|'''[[:Category:Nephite PN|Nephite PN]]''' & '''[[:Category:Lehite PN|Lehite PN]]'''
|1.
|1.
|Captain, ca. 87 BC ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/2/22#22 Alma 2:22])
|Captain, ca. 87 BC ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/2.22?lang=eng#21 Alma 2:22])
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|'''[[:Category:Nephite noun|noun]]'''
|'''[[:Category:Nephite noun| Nephite measure]]'''
|2.
|2.
|Silver currency, ca. 82 BC ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/11/6,11#6 Alma 11:6, 11])
|Silver measure, ca. 82 BC ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/11.6,%2011?lang=eng#5 Alma 11:6, 11])
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It is likely that two etymologies must be proposed for the two Nephite usages of this name, unless the silver amount is named after the PN Amnor.
'''Etymology'''


Amnor could be composed of two elements, ʿmm, “people, clan, paternal uncle, grandfather,” and nwr, “light.” The name then might mean “people of light” (JAT), or
It is possible that two etymologies may need to be suggested for the two [[NEPHITE(S)|N<small>EPHITE</small>]] usages of this name, unless the silver amount is named after the [[Personal Name|PN]] '''A<small>MNOR</small>'''.
“(my divine) kinsman is light” (JH). Several biblical PNs contain the lexeme nr, including Abner and Neriah. Compare the Ugaritic PNs nu-ra-nu, nûr-i-dma-lik
(Gröndahl, p. 166) and the Palmyrene PNs nwrbl and nwry (Stark, p. 99) and the EA PN amunira.


Amnor could also be composed of ʾmn, “craftsman; faithfulness; truth,” and ʾwr, “light,” yielding the meaning “faithfulness is light.” For “light” in a positive passage,  
'''A<small>MNOR</small>''' may be composed of two elements in Hebrew, *''ʿmm'', “people, clan, paternal uncle, grandfather,” which is used in Semitic names as a theophoric element ("divine kinsman"), and *''nwr'', “light.” The name might then mean “people of light” ([[John A. Tvedtnes|JAT]]), or “(my divine) kinsman is light” ([[Jo Ann Hackett|JH]]). Several biblical [[Personal Name|PN]]s contain the root element  *''nr'', including ''Abner'' ("the [divine] father is light") and ''Neriah'' ("the Lord is light"); cf. the Ugaritic [[Personal Name|PN]]s ''nu-ra-nu'', ''nûr-i-<sup>d</sup>ma-lik'' <ref> [[Frauke Gröndahl|Gröndahl]], Frauke. ''Die Personennamen der Texte aus Ugarit.'' (Studia Pohl 1. Rome: Pontificium Institutum Bilibum, 1967), p. 166.</ref> and the Palmyrene [[Personal Name|PN]]s ''nwrbl'' and ''nwry'' <ref>[[Jürgen K. Stark|Stark]], Jürgen Kurt. ''Personal Names in Palmyrene Inscriptions.'' (Oxford: Clarendon, 1971.),  p. 99</ref> and the [[El-Amarna Tablets|EA]] [[Personal Name|PN]] ''amunira''.<ref>[[Knut L. Tallqvist]], ''Assyrian Personal Names'' (Leipzig: A. Pries/Helsingfors, 1914), 22.</ref>
see [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/micah/7/8#8 Micah 7:8] (RFS).


The silver unit Amnor remains unexplained. Generally monetary terms fall into two categories, words of foreign origin and words derived from roots meaning to weigh
'''A<small>MNOR</small>'''  may also be composed of אמן ''ʾmn'', “craftsman; faithfulness; truth,” and אור ''ʾwr'', “light,” yielding the meaning “faithfulness is light.” For “light” in a positive passage, see [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/micah/7/8#8 Micah 7:8] ([[Robert F. Smith|RFS]]).
or measure (JH). The common Semitic root mny, “to weigh, count, measure,” forms the basis for several monetary terms, and could be part of Amnor.


Nibley believes this name contains the Egyptian element imn, the god Amon (LID 31, ABM 235).  
The silver unit '''A<small>MNOR</small>''' remains unexplained. Generally, monetary terms fall into two categories, words of foreign origin and words derived from roots meaning to weigh or measure ([[Jo Ann Hackett|JH]]). The common Semitic root ''mny'', “to weigh, count, measure,” forms the basis for several monetary terms, but is probably not connected to '''A<small>MNOR</small>'''.


==Notes==
[[Hugh W. Nibley|Nibley]] believes this name contains the [[EGYPT|E<small>GYPTIAN</small>]] element ''imn'', the god Amon. <ref>[[Hugh W. Nibley|NIbley, Hugh]]. ''Lehi in the Desert.'', John W. Welch, Darrell L. Matthews, and Stephen R. Callister, eds. (vol. 5 of The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley; Salt Lake City/Provo: Deseret Book/[[Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies|FARMS]], 1988), 30.</ref><ref>[[Hugh W. Nibley|NIbley, Hugh]], ''An Approach to the Book of Mormon.'' (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book/Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Studies, 1988), 287.</ref> A mixed Semitic and [[EGYPT|E<small>GYPTIAN</small>]] name, such as “Amon is light” ([[Robert F. Smith|RFS]]), is also possible, though somewhat less likely.
A mixed Semitic and Egyptian name, such as “Amon is light” (RFS), is unlikely.


Cf. Book of Mormon [[COMNOR]], [[AMNIHU]], [[LIMNAH]]
Cf. Book of Mormon [[COMNOR|C<small>OMNOR</small>]], [[AMNIHU|A<small>MNIHU</small>]], [[LIMNAH|L<small>IMNAH</small>]]


See also [[Amnor, amnor / omnor Variant]]
See also [[Amnor, amnor / omnor Variant]]


'''Variants'''
[[Amnor, amnor / omnor Variant|omnor]]
'''[[Deseret Alphabet]]:''' 𐐈𐐣𐐤𐐊𐐡 (æmnʌr)
'''Notes'''
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Latest revision as of 05:53, 23 June 2023

Nephite PN & Lehite PN 1. Captain, ca. 87 BC (Alma 2:22)
Nephite measure 2. Silver measure, ca. 82 BC (Alma 11:6, 11)

Etymology

It is possible that two etymologies may need to be suggested for the two NEPHITE usages of this name, unless the silver amount is named after the PN AMNOR.

AMNOR may be composed of two elements in Hebrew, *ʿmm, “people, clan, paternal uncle, grandfather,” which is used in Semitic names as a theophoric element ("divine kinsman"), and *nwr, “light.” The name might then mean “people of light” (JAT), or “(my divine) kinsman is light” (JH). Several biblical PNs contain the root element *nr, including Abner ("the [divine] father is light") and Neriah ("the Lord is light"); cf. the Ugaritic PNs nu-ra-nu, nûr-i-dma-lik [1] and the Palmyrene PNs nwrbl and nwry [2] and the EA PN amunira.[3]

AMNOR may also be composed of אמן ʾmn, “craftsman; faithfulness; truth,” and אור ʾwr, “light,” yielding the meaning “faithfulness is light.” For “light” in a positive passage, see Micah 7:8 (RFS).

The silver unit AMNOR remains unexplained. Generally, monetary terms fall into two categories, words of foreign origin and words derived from roots meaning to weigh or measure (JH). The common Semitic root mny, “to weigh, count, measure,” forms the basis for several monetary terms, but is probably not connected to AMNOR.

Nibley believes this name contains the EGYPTIAN element imn, the god Amon. [4][5] A mixed Semitic and EGYPTIAN name, such as “Amon is light” (RFS), is also possible, though somewhat less likely.

Cf. Book of Mormon COMNOR, AMNIHU, LIMNAH

See also Amnor, amnor / omnor Variant

Variants

omnor

Deseret Alphabet: 𐐈𐐣𐐤𐐊𐐡 (æmnʌr)

Notes

  1. ↑ Gröndahl, Frauke. Die Personennamen der Texte aus Ugarit. (Studia Pohl 1. Rome: Pontificium Institutum Bilibum, 1967), p. 166.
  2. ↑ Stark, Jürgen Kurt. Personal Names in Palmyrene Inscriptions. (Oxford: Clarendon, 1971.), p. 99
  3. ↑ Knut L. Tallqvist, Assyrian Personal Names (Leipzig: A. Pries/Helsingfors, 1914), 22.
  4. ↑ NIbley, Hugh. Lehi in the Desert., John W. Welch, Darrell L. Matthews, and Stephen R. Callister, eds. (vol. 5 of The Collected Works of Hugh Nibley; Salt Lake City/Provo: Deseret Book/FARMS, 1988), 30.
  5. ↑ NIbley, Hugh, An Approach to the Book of Mormon. (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book/Provo, Utah: Foundation for Ancient Studies, 1988), 287.
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