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|1. King (Ether 1:20–21; 10 | |1. | ||
|King ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/ether/1/20-21#20 Ether 1:20–21]; [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/ether/10/14-15#14 10:14–15]) | |||
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|2. Son of Jacob (3 Nephi 24:3) | |2. | ||
|Son of Jacob ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/3_ne/24/3#3 3 Nephi 24:3]) | |||
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Revision as of 10:51, 30 March 2011
| Jaredite PN | 1. | King (Ether 1:20–21; 10:14–15) |
| Biblical PN | 2. | Son of Jacob (3 Nephi 24:3) |
For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.
In view of the fact that he sees a trend in some Jaredite names to be related to the lion and leopard (Shiblon/m, Coriantum, Coriantor, Lib, Nimrah, Nimrod), Urrutia sees Levi as possibly related to Hebrew lābīʾ, “lion,” where the b is pronunced v in modern Hebrew (NPSEHA, 150.0 [Aug. 1982]). This latter fact, in Tvedtnes’s view, mitigates against such a possibility, since it is more likely that Joseph Smith would have spelled or pronounced the name “Levi” only if it corresponded to the biblical name.
