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A Hebrew and an Egyptian etymology are possible. Biblical Mount Herman, if the -ts and the change in vowel quality can be accounted for, seems the most likely source. | A Hebrew and an Egyptian etymology are possible. Biblical Mount Herman, if the ''-ts'' and the change in vowel quality can be accounted for, seems the most likely source. | ||
Nibley has suggested the Egyptian district Hermonthis, the land of Mont, the Egyptian Pan, god of wild places and things. The Book of Mormon land is the wild borderland | Nibley has suggested the Egyptian district Hermonthis, the land of Mont, the Egyptian Pan, god of wild places and things. The Book of Mormon land is the wild borderland | ||
country “infested by wild and ravenous beasts” ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/2/37#37 Alma 2:37]) and thus fits the name (SC, 192). However, the name Hermonthis is the Greek rendering from the Coptic | country “infested by wild and ravenous beasts” ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/2/37#37 Alma 2:37]) and thus fits the name (SC, 192). However, the name Hermonthis is the Greek rendering from the Coptic | ||
armant, which itself comes from the Egyptian pr-mnt, “house of Mont.” Since | ''armant'', which itself comes from the Egyptian ''pr-mnt''', “house of Mont.” Since [[LEHI|L<small>EHI</small>]] would not have had access to Greek renderings of Coptic GNs, and since the Egyptian | ||
GN could hardly have been the source for | GN could hardly have been the source for '''HERMOUNTS''', this Egyptian etymology is doubtful (RFS). | ||
Cf. [[MANTI]]. | Cf. [[MANTI]]. | ||
[[Category:Names]][[Category:Lehite GN]] | [[Category:Names]][[Category:Lehite GN]] |
Revision as of 18:33, 14 January 2012
Lehite GN | Wilderness, ca. ___ (Alma 2:37) |
A Hebrew and an Egyptian etymology are possible. Biblical Mount Herman, if the -ts and the change in vowel quality can be accounted for, seems the most likely source. Nibley has suggested the Egyptian district Hermonthis, the land of Mont, the Egyptian Pan, god of wild places and things. The Book of Mormon land is the wild borderland country “infested by wild and ravenous beasts” (Alma 2:37) and thus fits the name (SC, 192). However, the name Hermonthis is the Greek rendering from the Coptic armant, which itself comes from the Egyptian pr-mnt', “house of Mont.” Since LEHI would not have had access to Greek renderings of Coptic GNs, and since the Egyptian GN could hardly have been the source for HERMOUNTS, this Egyptian etymology is doubtful (RFS).
Cf. MANTI.