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The name '''KISH''' is known from several ancient Near Eastern sources: the biblical PN ''qīš'' (JAT), the Sumerian GN ''Kish'', *Akkadian ''Kiššatu'', name of a city in north-central | The name '''KISH''' is known from several ancient Near Eastern sources: the biblical PN ''qīš'' (JAT), the Sumerian GN ''Kish'', *Akkadian ''Kiššatu'', name of a city in north-central | ||
Mesopotamia (RFS), and the city near *Ebla, ''giš'' (JAT). Nibley also notes that ''akish'' is the | Mesopotamia (RFS), and the city near *Ebla, ''giš'' (JAT). Nibley also notes that ''akish'' is the [[EGYPTIAN(S)|E<small>GYPTIAN</small>]]-Hittite name for Cyprus (ABM, 238). | ||
Reynolds, Commentary on the Book of Mormon, VI, 191, from Hebrew “bow” or “horn,” and p. 46, from Semitic, “straw, forage.” | Reynolds, Commentary on the Book of Mormon, VI, 191, from Hebrew “bow” or “horn,” and p. 46, from Semitic, “straw, forage.” | ||
Cf. Book of Mormon [[KISHKUMEN]], [[AKISH]], [[AGOSH]] | Cf. Book of Mormon [[KISHKUMEN|K<small>ISHKUMEN</small>]], [[AKISH|A<small>KISH</small>]], [[AGOSH|A<small>GOSH</small>]] | ||
[[Category:Names]][[Category:Jaredite PN]] | [[Category:Names]][[Category:Jaredite PN]] | ||
Revision as of 09:58, 10 February 2012
| Jaredite PN | 1. | King (Ether 1:18; 10:18) |
The name KISH is known from several ancient Near Eastern sources: the biblical PN qīš (JAT), the Sumerian GN Kish, *Akkadian Kiššatu, name of a city in north-central Mesopotamia (RFS), and the city near *Ebla, giš (JAT). Nibley also notes that akish is the EGYPTIAN-Hittite name for Cyprus (ABM, 238).
Reynolds, Commentary on the Book of Mormon, VI, 191, from Hebrew “bow” or “horn,” and p. 46, from Semitic, “straw, forage.”
