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|1. Son of | |1. Son of [[LEHI]] I, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 2:5; Alma 43:13) | ||
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|2. Valley near the borders of the | |2. Valley near the borders of the [[RED SEA]], named after [[LEHI]]’s son, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 2:14; 16:6) | ||
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|3. City, 2nd c. BC, probably named after | |3. City, 2nd c. BC, probably named after [[LEHI]] I’s son (Alma 23:12) | ||
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Confer the biblical PN | Confer the biblical PN lĕmūʾel, LEMUEL, Proverbs 31:1, 4, meaning, possibly, "(belonging) to God," the ''mū'' in lĕmū an "inserted additional style" (''KB'' 1958 483b). Note the Edomite PN in the text “The Words of LEMUEL, King of Massa" (''LID'', 44-45 and ''ABM'', 59). | ||
King of Massa” (LID, 44–45 and ABM, 59). | King of Massa” (LID, 44–45 and ABM, 59). | ||
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Revision as of 09:44, 18 March 2011
| Lehite PN & GN | 1. Son of LEHI I, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 2:5; Alma 43:13) |
| 2. Valley near the borders of the RED SEA, named after LEHI’s son, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 2:14; 16:6) | |
| 3. City, 2nd c. BC, probably named after LEHI I’s son (Alma 23:12) |
Confer the biblical PN lĕmūʾel, LEMUEL, Proverbs 31:1, 4, meaning, possibly, "(belonging) to God," the mū in lĕmū an "inserted additional style" (KB 1958 483b). Note the Edomite PN in the text “The Words of LEMUEL, King of Massa" (LID, 44-45 and ABM, 59). King of Massa” (LID, 44–45 and ABM, 59).
Reynolds and Sjodahl (1:26) give the meaning “Godward” or “God is bright.”
See Book of Mormon LEMUELITES
See also Lemuel / Lemual Variants
Add ref for Kohler Baumgartener
