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|City, burned with fire ca. 34 AD, along with [[LAMAN]], [[JOSH]], and [[KISHKUMEN]] ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/3_ne/9/10#10 3 Nephi 9:10]) | |City, burned with fire ca. 34 AD, along with [[LAMAN]], [[JOSH]], and [[KISHKUMEN]] ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/3_ne/9/10#10 3 Nephi 9:10]) | ||
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It is most likely that this | It is most likely that this Nephite GN comes from the PN of the first person who settled the city. The root ''gād'' in Hebrew means “fortune, luck, riches, etc.,” and is quite common in Hebrew, including '''GAD''', one of the twelve sons of [[JACOB]] ([[ISRAEL]]). Footnote 1. The name appears in texts near the time of [[LEHI]] (JAT). Footnote 2. | ||
Less likely, though not impossible is ''gd'', “coriander.” For an example of a Near Eastern GN coming from a plant, see the Arabic GN Ras Shamra, “cape fennel” (JH). | Less likely, though not impossible is ''gd'', “coriander.” For an example of a Near Eastern GN coming from a plant, see the Arabic GN Ras Shamra, “cape fennel” (JH). | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
Albright, William F. Yahweh and the Gods of Canaan: A Historical Analysis of Two Contrasting Faiths. Doubleday, 1968. | [[William F. Albright|Albright, William F.]] Yahweh and the Gods of Canaan: A Historical Analysis of Two Contrasting Faiths. Doubleday, 1968. | ||
Hobbs, T. R. “Gadi,” in D. N. Freedman, ed., Anchor Bible Dictionary, 6 vols., II: 868. NY: Doubleday, 1992. | Hobbs, T. R. “Gadi,” in D. N. Freedman, ed., Anchor Bible Dictionary, 6 vols., II: 868. NY: Doubleday, 1992. | ||
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Zevot, Ziony. Matres Lectionis in Ancient Hebrew Epigraphs. Cambridge, Mass.: ASOR, 1980. | Zevot, Ziony. Matres Lectionis in Ancient Hebrew Epigraphs. Cambridge, Mass.: ASOR, 1980. | ||
[[Category:Names]] | [[Category:Names]][[Category:Lehite GN]] | ||
Revision as of 15:26, 14 May 2011
| Lehite GN | 1. | City, burned with fire ca. 34 AD, along with LAMAN, JOSH, and KISHKUMEN (3 Nephi 9:10) |
It is most likely that this Nephite GN comes from the PN of the first person who settled the city. The root gād in Hebrew means “fortune, luck, riches, etc.,” and is quite common in Hebrew, including GAD, one of the twelve sons of JACOB (ISRAEL). Footnote 1. The name appears in texts near the time of LEHI (JAT). Footnote 2.
Less likely, though not impossible is gd, “coriander.” For an example of a Near Eastern GN coming from a plant, see the Arabic GN Ras Shamra, “cape fennel” (JH).
Cf. Book of Mormon GID, AMGID, AMNIGADDAH, GADIANDI, GADIANTON/GADDIANTON, GADIOMNAH, et al.
Notes
Bibliography
Albright, William F. Yahweh and the Gods of Canaan: A Historical Analysis of Two Contrasting Faiths. Doubleday, 1968.
Hobbs, T. R. “Gadi,” in D. N. Freedman, ed., Anchor Bible Dictionary, 6 vols., II: 868. NY: Doubleday, 1992.
Maier, Walter, III. “Gad (Deity),” in D. N. Freedman, ed., Anchor Bible Dictionary, 6 vols., II: 863–64. NY: Doubleday, 1992.
Zevot, Ziony. Matres Lectionis in Ancient Hebrew Epigraphs. Cambridge, Mass.: ASOR, 1980.
