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Until a possible language origin for [[JAREDITES|J<small>AREDITE</small>]] can be determined, all suggestions for etymologies of [[JAREDITES|J<small>AREDITE</small>]] names must remain more speculative than substantive. | Until a possible language origin for [[JAREDITES|J<small>AREDITE</small>]] can be determined, all suggestions for etymologies of [[JAREDITES|J<small>AREDITE</small>]] names must remain more speculative than substantive. | ||
'''NIMROD''' is a [[JAREDITES|J<small>AREDITE</small>]] GN and PN that may be Semitic in origin: cf. | '''NIMROD''' is a [[JAREDITES|J<small>AREDITE</small>]] GN and PN that may be Semitic in origin: cf. [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] ''marad'' "to rebel"; Arabic ''marada'' "to be bold and audacious in acts of rebellion and disobedience"; Geez ''marada'' "to run strenuously; to attack." | ||
<div style="text-align: right;"> [[Robert F. Smith|RFS]] </div> | <div style="text-align: right;"> [[Robert F. Smith|RFS]] </div> | ||
Revision as of 07:48, 1 November 2013
| Jaredite PN | 1. | JAREDITE valley name (Ether 2:1, 4) |
| Jaredite GN | 2. | JAREDITE ruler (Ether 7:22 (x2)) |
Etymology
Until a possible language origin for JAREDITE can be determined, all suggestions for etymologies of JAREDITE names must remain more speculative than substantive.
NIMROD is a JAREDITE GN and PN that may be Semitic in origin: cf. HEBREW marad "to rebel"; Arabic marada "to be bold and audacious in acts of rebellion and disobedience"; Geez marada "to run strenuously; to attack."
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐤𐐆𐐣𐐡𐐉𐐔 (nɪmrɒd)
Notes
