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|City, 2nd c. BC, probably named after [[LEHI|L<small>EHI</small>]] I’s son ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/23/12#12 Alma 23:12]) | |City, 2nd c. BC, probably named after [[LEHI|L<small>EHI</small>]] I’s son ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/23/12#12 Alma 23:12]) | ||
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| Lehite PN | 1. | Son of LEHI I, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 2:5; Alma 43:13) |
| Lehite GN | 2. | Valley near the borders of the RED SEA, named after LEHI’s son, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 2:14; 16:6) |
| 3. | City, 2nd c. BC, probably named after LEHI I’s son (Alma 23:12) |
Confer the biblical PN lĕmūʾel, LEMUEL, Proverbs 31:1, 4, meaning, possibly, "(belonging) to God," the mū in lĕmū an "inserted additional style" (KB 1958 483b). Note the Edomite PN in the text “The Words of LEMUEL, King of Massa" (LID, 44-45 and ABM, 59). King of Massa” (LID, 44–45 and ABM, 59).
Reynolds and Sjodahl (1:26) give the meaning “Godward” or “God is bright.”
See Book of Mormon LEMUELITES
See also Lemuel / Lemual Variants
Add ref for Kohler Baumgartener
