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'''Etymology''' | '''Etymology''' | ||
The PN '''JONAS''' may be the Greek form of the OT name Jonah, from the Hebrew ''yonah'', "dove."<ref>See Sperry, ''The Book of Mormon Testifies'', p. 305; cf. also Köhler-Baumgartner 2:402.</ref> | The PN '''JONAS''' may be the Greek form of the OT name Jonah, from the Hebrew ''yonah'', "dove."<ref>See Sperry, ''The Book of Mormon Testifies'', p. 305; cf. also [[Ludwig Koehler|Köhler]]-[[Walter Baumgartner|Baumgartner]] 2:402.</ref> | ||
Alternatively, J<small>ONAS</small> may be from the Hebrew ''yo'' (=Yahu) + ''nes'', "the Lord is a standard, banner." | Alternatively, J<small>ONAS</small> may be from the Hebrew ''yo'' (=Yahu) + ''nes'', "the Lord is a standard, banner." | ||
Revision as of 12:45, 28 May 2013
| Lehite PN | 1. | Apostle, son of NEPHI no. 3, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) |
| 2. | Son of No. 1, also an Apostle, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) |
Etymology
The PN JONAS may be the Greek form of the OT name Jonah, from the Hebrew yonah, "dove."[1]
Alternatively, JONAS may be from the Hebrew yo (=Yahu) + nes, "the Lord is a standard, banner."
Variants
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Notes
- ↑ See Sperry, The Book of Mormon Testifies, p. 305; cf. also Köhler-Baumgartner 2:402.
