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'''M<small>ARY</small>''' is mentioned as the mother of [[JESUS|J<small>ESUS</small>]] in [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/mosiah/3.8?lang=eng#7 Mosiah 3:8] and [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/7.10?lang=eng#9 Alma 7:10] but is not mentioned as a separate [[Personal Name|PN]] or [[Geographical Name|GN]] in the Book of Mormon. | '''M<small>ARY</small>''' is mentioned as the mother of [[JESUS|J<small>ESUS</small>]] in [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/mosiah/3.8?lang=eng#7 Mosiah 3:8] and [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/7.10?lang=eng#9 Alma 7:10] but is not mentioned as a separate [[Personal Name|PN]] or [[Geographical Name|GN]] in the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon form '''M<small>ARY</small>''' is no doubt based on the [[King James Version|KJV]] New Testament name of the mother of [[JESUS|J<small>ESUS</small>]]. '''M<small>ARY</small>''' is originally from the [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] ''miryam'', having the possible meanings "beloved" or "gift (of God)" ([[Koehler, Ludwig, and Walter Baumgartner, The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. 5 vols. revised by W. Baumgartner and Johann J. Stamm. Leiden: Brill, 1994. trans. of 5-volume 3rd German edition.|''HALOT'']]),<ref>[[Matthew L. Bowen]] ''"Most Desirable Above All Things": Onomastic Play on Mary and Mormon in the Book of Mormon'' in [http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/most-desirable-above-all-things-onomastic-play-on-mary-and-mormon-in-the-book-of-mormon/ Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 13 (2015): 27-61]</ref> realized in Greek as ''Mariam'', ''Maria'' and in the Latin Vulgate as Mariam, Maria. | ||
'''Variants''' | '''Variants''' | ||
Revision as of 20:56, 18 February 2015
| Biblical PN (NT) | 1. | Mother of JESUS mentioned in Mosiah 3:8; Alma 7:10 |
Etymology
MARY is mentioned as the mother of JESUS in Mosiah 3:8 and Alma 7:10 but is not mentioned as a separate PN or GN in the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon form MARY is no doubt based on the KJV New Testament name of the mother of JESUS. MARY is originally from the HEBREW miryam, having the possible meanings "beloved" or "gift (of God)" (HALOT),[1] realized in Greek as Mariam, Maria and in the Latin Vulgate as Mariam, Maria.
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐣𐐁𐐡𐐆 (meɪrɪ)
Notes
- ↑ Matthew L. Bowen "Most Desirable Above All Things": Onomastic Play on Mary and Mormon in the Book of Mormon in Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture 13 (2015): 27-61
