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'''Etymology''' | '''Etymology''' | ||
'''J<small>OSEPHITES</small>''' is the gentilic of [[JOSEPH|J<small>OSEPH</small>]] (the gentilic ''-ite'' form is the equivalent of the Semitic ''-iy = î'' <ref>Edward Lipiński, ''Semitic Languages: Outline of a Comparative Grammar'' (Leuven: Peeters, 1997), 224-25.</ref>). The name designates the descendants of [[JOSEPH|J<small>OSEPH</small>]], the son of [[LEHI|L<small>EHI</small>]]. | |||
'''Variants''' | '''Variants''' | ||
Revision as of 15:20, 16 July 2015
| Lehite gentilic | 1. | Descendants of JOSEPH the son of LEHI (Jacob 1:13; 4 Nephi 1:36, 37; Mormon 1:8) |
Etymology
JOSEPHITES is the gentilic of JOSEPH (the gentilic -ite form is the equivalent of the Semitic -iy = î [1]). The name designates the descendants of JOSEPH, the son of LEHI.
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐖𐐄𐐞𐐇𐐙𐐌𐐓𐐝 (dʒoʊzɛfaɪts)
Notes
- ↑ Edward Lipiński, Semitic Languages: Outline of a Comparative Grammar (Leuven: Peeters, 1997), 224-25.
