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'''Etymology''' | '''Etymology''' | ||
'''A<small>SSYRIA</small>''' is the name of an ancient Near Eastern land located in Mesopotamia. It occurs in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] section of the 2 Nephi with reference to the biblical land but does not refer to a separate Book of Mormon [[Geographical Name|GN]] or PN. The [[Geographical Name|GN]] '''A<small>SSYRIA</small>''' may derive from one of their capitals, Assur, itself probably taken from their national god, Assur. | '''A<small>SSYRIA</small>''' is the name of an ancient Near Eastern land located in Mesopotamia. It occurs in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] section of the 2 Nephi with reference to the biblical land but does not refer to a separate Book of Mormon [[Geographical Name|GN]] or [[Personal Name|PN]]. The [[Geographical Name|GN]] '''A<small>SSYRIA</small>''' may derive from one of their capitals, Assur, itself probably taken from their national god, Assur. | ||
'''Variants''' | '''Variants''' | ||
Revision as of 23:14, 5 November 2014
| Biblical GN | 1. | A great Near Eastern empire (2 Nephi 17:17, 18, 20 = Isaiah 7:17, 18, 20; 2 Nephi 18:4, 7 = Isaiah 8:4, 7; 2 Nephi 20:12 = Isaiah 10:12; 2 Nephi 21:11, 16 = Isaiah 11:11, 16) |
Etymology
ASSYRIA is the name of an ancient Near Eastern land located in Mesopotamia. It occurs in the ISAIAH section of the 2 Nephi with reference to the biblical land but does not refer to a separate Book of Mormon GN or PN. The GN ASSYRIA may derive from one of their capitals, Assur, itself probably taken from their national god, Assur.
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐈𐐝𐐆𐐡𐐆𐐂 (æsɪrɪɑː)
Notes
