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|1. A place probably on the southern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 17:5–7) | |1. | ||
|A place probably on the southern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, ca. 600 BC ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/1_ne/17/5-7#5 1 Nephi 17:5–7]) | |||
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|2. City and land, 1st c. BC–ca. 30 AD (Alma 22:29; 3 Nephi 11:1) | |2. | ||
|City and land, 1st c. BC–ca. 30 AD ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/22/29#29 Alma 22:29]; [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/3_ne/11/1#1 3 Nephi 11:1]) | |||
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Notes | ==Notes== | ||
Reynolds and Sjodahl were the first to suggest a connection with the Hebrew root špʿ, and pointed out the related PN Shiphi in 1 Chronicles 4:37 (R&S, 1:174). Less likely is | Reynolds and Sjodahl were the first to suggest a connection with the Hebrew root špʿ, and pointed out the related PN Shiphi in [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/1_chr/4/37#37 1 Chronicles 4:37] (R&S, 1:174). Less likely is | ||
an etymology based on the Hebrew root ntn, “to give,” with its derived noun “gift.” The least likely suggestion is that “Bountiful” is a translation of the name “Jerusalem;” see | an etymology based on the Hebrew root ntn, “to give,” with its derived noun “gift.” The least likely suggestion is that “Bountiful” is a translation of the name “Jerusalem;” see | ||
“Jerusalem” below. | “Jerusalem” below. | ||
[[Category:Names]] | [[Category:Names]] | ||
Revision as of 12:56, 9 March 2011
| Lehite GN | 1. | A place probably on the southern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 17:5–7) |
| 2. | City and land, 1st c. BC–ca. 30 AD (Alma 22:29; 3 Nephi 11:1) |
The object with translated names, such as Bountiful, is to provide a Vorlage and not an etymology. Because Semitic languages usually place nouns in attribution rather than employ adjectives, the most likely Vorlage of Bountiful is a noun. Possible are nouns such as abundance, fatness and bounty, from the Hebrew roots špʿ, šmn, and rbb, respectively.
Notes
Reynolds and Sjodahl were the first to suggest a connection with the Hebrew root špʿ, and pointed out the related PN Shiphi in 1 Chronicles 4:37 (R&S, 1:174). Less likely is an etymology based on the Hebrew root ntn, “to give,” with its derived noun “gift.” The least likely suggestion is that “Bountiful” is a translation of the name “Jerusalem;” see “Jerusalem” below.
