Ammon / Ammen Variant

Variant spelling of AMMON

Aaron

Alma 23:6

O, P: Aaron > Ammon

1830-1981: Ammon

Discussion: Aaron was corrected by Cowdery to Ammon in both O and P.

Acceptability: Ammon is the correct form for this.

Source: ATV 4: 2083-84.

Ammen

Alma 24:5

O: Ammen

P-1981: Ammon

Discussion: Spelled Ammen by Cowdery in O.

Acceptability: Scribal error; Ammon correct.

Source: ATV 4: 2098-99, 6:3597.

Ammen

Alma 31:32

O: Ammen > Ammon

P-1981: Ammon

Discussion: Spelled Ammen by Cowdery, but immediately changed to Ammon in O.

Acceptability: Scribal error; correct form is Ammon.

Source: ATV 4:2098-99, 6:3597.

Other occurrences not discussed in ATV: 2 Nephi 21:14; Mosiah 7:3, 6, 12, 13, 14, 16; 8:2, 5, 6 (2x), 13, 16, 19; 21:22, 23, 25, 26, 28 (2x), 29, 32, 33, 36; 22:1, 11; 27:34; Alma 17:18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 (2x), 25 (2x), 27 (2x), 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39; 18:2, 10 (2x), 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22, 24, 26, 28 (2x), 30, 32, 34, 36; 19:2, 3, 6, 9, 10; 62:17, 27, 29; 3:12; 5:21; Ether 12:15

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AMON [Mistake in PM Mosiah 21:28 for AMMON?]

The occurrence of this name in PM of Mosiah 21:28 may be an example of haplography. If not, then it is to be compared with the biblical PN Amon, and would mean “is faithful” from a qatol form of ʾmn, craftsman; faithfulness; truth,” (Zadok, “Notes on Biblical and Extra Biblical Onomasticon”, p. 115).

See Michael V. Fox, “ʼmon Again” JBL 115:4 (Winter 1996): 699–702. This is about Proverbs 8:30a, and the conclusion is that it is an “infinitive absolute sometimes functions as an adverbial complement.” and that 30a means “Lady Wisdom is declaring that while God was busy creating the world, she was nearby, growing up like a child in his care.” P. 702.