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'''S<small>HEM</small>''', a [[NEPHITE(S)|N<small>EPHITE</small>]] PN and GN, may derive from [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] ''shem'', "name" (cf. ''[[Abbreviations|HALOT]]'' 1994, 4:1548-51, and note the biblical PN '''S<small>HEM</small>''', the son of [[NOAH|N<small>OAH</small>]]). | '''S<small>HEM</small>''', a [[NEPHITE(S)|N<small>EPHITE</small>]] PN and [[Geographical Name|GN]], may derive from [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] ''shem'', "name" (cf. ''[[Abbreviations|HALOT]]'' 1994, 4:1548-51, and note the biblical PN '''S<small>HEM</small>''', the son of [[NOAH|N<small>OAH</small>]]). | ||
See [[SHIM|S<small>HIM</small>]], [[SHUM|S<small>HUM</small>]], [[SHEMLON|S<small>HEMLON</small>]], [[SHEMNON|S<small>HEMNON</small>]], [[SHIMNILOM|S<small>HIMNILOM</small>]] | See [[SHIM|S<small>HIM</small>]], [[SHUM|S<small>HUM</small>]], [[SHEMLON|S<small>HEMLON</small>]], [[SHEMNON|S<small>HEMNON</small>]], [[SHIMNILOM|S<small>HIMNILOM</small>]] | ||
Revision as of 10:53, 26 September 2014
| Lehite GN | 1. | Name of a NEPHITE military leader slain in the final battles with the LAMANITES (Mormon 6:14). |
| Lehite PN | 2. | Name of a NEPHITE city and land to which the people of NEPHI under MORMON were driven (Mormon 2:20, 21). |
Etymology
SHEM, a NEPHITE PN and GN, may derive from HEBREW shem, "name" (cf. HALOT 1994, 4:1548-51, and note the biblical PN SHEM, the son of NOAH).
See SHIM, SHUM, SHEMLON, SHEMNON, SHIMNILOM
See also Shem Variants
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐟𐐇𐐣 (ʃɛm)
Notes
