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'''SYRIA''' (comprising roughly the western half of present-day S<small>YRIA</small>) is the name of an ancient Near Eastern nation mentioned five times in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] section of the Book of Mormon but not otherwise mentioned as a separate PN or GN in the Book of Mormon. ("S<small>YRIA</small>" is generally the KJV equivalent of the Hebrew ''aram''). This name is not to be confused with [[ASSYRIA|A<small>SSYRIA</small>]], which appears 8 times in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] sections of 2 Nephi in the Book of Mormon, whose heartland was in the northern and eastern areas of Mesopotamia. | '''SYRIA''' (comprising roughly the western half of present-day '''S<small>YRIA</small>''') is the name of an ancient Near Eastern nation mentioned five times in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] section of the Book of Mormon but not otherwise mentioned as a separate PN or GN in the Book of Mormon. ("'''S<small>YRIA</small>'''" is generally the KJV equivalent of the Hebrew ''aram''). This name is not to be confused with [[ASSYRIA|A<small>SSYRIA</small>]], which appears 8 times in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] sections of 2 Nephi in the Book of Mormon, whose heartland was in the northern and eastern areas of Mesopotamia. | ||
'''Variants''' | '''Variants''' | ||
Revision as of 16:41, 26 June 2013
| Biblical GN | 1. | An ancient Near Eastern nation (2 Nephi 17:1, 2, 4, 5, 8 = Isaiah 7:1, 2, 4, 5, 8) |
Etymology
SYRIA (comprising roughly the western half of present-day SYRIA) is the name of an ancient Near Eastern nation mentioned five times in the ISAIAH section of the Book of Mormon but not otherwise mentioned as a separate PN or GN in the Book of Mormon. ("SYRIA" is generally the KJV equivalent of the Hebrew aram). This name is not to be confused with ASSYRIA, which appears 8 times in the ISAIAH sections of 2 Nephi in the Book of Mormon, whose heartland was in the northern and eastern areas of Mesopotamia.
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐝𐐆𐐡𐐆𐐂 (sɪrɪɑː)
Notes
