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No etymology is suggested. Perhaps tʾnq, tʾnk, tʾng, tʿnq, tʿnk, tʿng. | No etymology is suggested. Perhaps ''tʾnq'', ''tʾnk'', ''tʾng'', ''tʿnq'', ''tʿnk'', ''tʿng''. | ||
It was the Nephite custom to name a city after the first person who settled there. Therefore it is possible that the GN came from a PN. It is also possible that a person | It was the Nephite custom to name a city after the first person who settled there. Therefore it is possible that the GN came from a PN. It is also possible that a person | ||
could be named after a GN. The name may not even be Lehite, since it exhibits consonant clusters that resemble Jaredite names. See for example, | could be named after a GN. The name may not even be Lehite, since it exhibits consonant clusters that resemble Jaredite names. See for example, [[RIPLIANCUM|R<small>IPLIANCUM</small>]] and | ||
[[MORIANCUMER|M<small>ORIANCUMER</small>]] are the only other Book of Mormon names with the consonant cluster ''-nc'', and both these names are exclusively Jaredite. | |||
However, if | However, if '''TEANCUM''' is not Jaredite, then several Hebrew suggestions can be made. It is possible to separate the element ''te'' from the unit -''ancum''(-). The demonstrative | ||
m.s. pronoun, zēh in Hebrew, is dā in Aramaic and dū in Ugaritic. It may be that the Mulekites pronounced the demonstrative pronoun [dē], or even [tē], and that | m.s. pronoun, ''zēh'' in Hebrew, is ''dā'' in Aramaic and ''dū'' in Ugaritic. It may be that the Mulekites pronounced the demonstrative pronoun [''dē''], or even [''tē''], and that T<small>EANCUM</small> | ||
means “The one of Ancum.” tʾnq, “she groans, cries, he of the crying.” ʿng, “to be soft, delicate, dainty”. ʿnq, necklace, to put on a necklace.” ʿnq, Anak, the eponymous | means “The one of Ancum.” ''tʾnq'', “she groans, cries, he of the crying.” ''ʿng'', “to be soft, delicate, dainty”. ''ʿnq'', necklace, to put on a necklace.” ''ʿnq'', Anak, the eponymous | ||
ancestor of the Anakim, pre-Israelite Canaanites. Akkadian unqu, “neck.” | ancestor of the Anakim, pre-Israelite Canaanites. Akkadian ''unqu'', “neck.” | ||
Cf. Book of Mormon [[TEOMNER]], [[CUMORAH]], et al. | Cf. Book of Mormon [[TEOMNER]], [[CUMORAH]], et al. | ||
[[Category:Names]][[Category:Lehite PN]][[Category:Lehite GN]] | [[Category:Names]][[Category:Lehite PN]][[Category:Lehite GN]] | ||
Revision as of 19:20, 12 January 2012
| Lehite PN | 1. | 1. Soldier, ca. 67 BC (Alma 50:35; 62:37) |
| Lehite GN | 2. | City, 4th c. AD (Mormon 4:3, 6–7, 14) |
No etymology is suggested. Perhaps tʾnq, tʾnk, tʾng, tʿnq, tʿnk, tʿng.
It was the Nephite custom to name a city after the first person who settled there. Therefore it is possible that the GN came from a PN. It is also possible that a person could be named after a GN. The name may not even be Lehite, since it exhibits consonant clusters that resemble Jaredite names. See for example, RIPLIANCUM and MORIANCUMER are the only other Book of Mormon names with the consonant cluster -nc, and both these names are exclusively Jaredite.
However, if TEANCUM is not Jaredite, then several Hebrew suggestions can be made. It is possible to separate the element te from the unit -ancum(-). The demonstrative m.s. pronoun, zēh in Hebrew, is dā in Aramaic and dū in Ugaritic. It may be that the Mulekites pronounced the demonstrative pronoun [dē], or even [tē], and that TEANCUM means “The one of Ancum.” tʾnq, “she groans, cries, he of the crying.” ʿng, “to be soft, delicate, dainty”. ʿnq, necklace, to put on a necklace.” ʿnq, Anak, the eponymous ancestor of the Anakim, pre-Israelite Canaanites. Akkadian unqu, “neck.”
