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| Biblical PN | 1. | City near the Dead Sea (2 Nephi 20:28) |
Etymology
AIATH is cited in the Book of Mormon as an ANE place name but is not given in the Book of Mormon as a geographical name.
Reynolds, DBM, 13, speculates that this is another name for the biblical city Ai. , and Köhler-Baumgartner's Lexicon gives the meaning of 'Ai as "heap of stones." 'Ayat='Ayyah by form.
Variants
Deseret Alphabet:
Notes
