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'''Etymology''' | |||
Several North-west Semitic etymologies are possible, though none of them are convincing. Hebrew ''kmn'', meaning “to hide, to hide up,” might give a translation “Hidden-away.” | Several North-west Semitic etymologies are possible, though none of them are convincing. Hebrew ''kmn'', meaning “to hide, to hide up,” might give a translation “Hidden-away.” | ||
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Cf. Book of Mormon [[CUMENI|C<small>UMENI</small>]], [[CUMENIHAH|C<small>UMENIHAH</small>]], [[KUMENONHI|K<small>UMENONHI</small>]], [[KISHKUMEN|K<small>ISHKUMEN</small>]], [[COM|C<small>OM</small>]], [[KIM|K<small>IM</small>]], etc. | Cf. Book of Mormon [[CUMENI|C<small>UMENI</small>]], [[CUMENIHAH|C<small>UMENIHAH</small>]], [[KUMENONHI|K<small>UMENONHI</small>]], [[KISHKUMEN|K<small>ISHKUMEN</small>]], [[COM|C<small>OM</small>]], [[KIM|K<small>IM</small>]], etc. | ||
'''Variants''' | |||
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[[Category:Names]][[Category:Lehite PN]] | [[Category:Names]][[Category:Lehite PN]] | ||
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| Lehite PN | 1. | Apostle, 1st c. AD (3 Nephi 19:4) |
Etymology
Several North-west Semitic etymologies are possible, though none of them are convincing. Hebrew kmn, meaning “to hide, to hide up,” might give a translation “Hidden-away.” Cf. also the Ugaritic PNs kmn and bn kmn, etymology unknown (JH). Less likely is the common Semitic vocabel kam(m)ō/ūn*, from which we get our English word “cumin.”
Cf. also these ancient Near Eastern names: gāmôn, a city in GILEAD, Judges 10:5 (RFS); Akkadian kummanu, name of neoHittite kingdom of Tabalian Confederation, ca. 900 BC, near sites of kummuḫi and gurgum (RFS); Akkadian (?) kummanni (Classical Camana Cappadiciae), a religious center/city during the time of King Azzi-Hayasa (?—ee Roux) (RFS); and Hittite kamanas, prince of Carchemish ca. 750 BC (RFS).
Other possibilities include EGYPTIAN kmn, “blind one” (EHA); EGYPTIAN k3mn, “the Bull is established” (Coptic kemēn), a place near Ihnasya in central EGYPT (RFS); and Akkadian kummu, “holy place, shrine, sanctuary” (RFS).
Cf. Book of Mormon CUMENI, CUMENIHAH, KUMENONHI, KISHKUMEN, COM, KIM, etc.
Variants
Deseret Alphabet:
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