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| | |One of the Twelve Disciples of Jesus, son of [[NEPHI|N<small>EPHI</small>]] III (or possibly [[TIMOTHY|T<small>IMOTHY</small>]]), ca. 30 AD ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/19.4?lang=eng#3 3 Nephi 19:4]) | ||
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| | |Another of the Twelve Disciples of Jesus, ca. 30 AD ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/19.4?lang=eng#3 3 Nephi 19:4]) | ||
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Revision as of 14:37, 19 March 2015
| Lehite PN | 1. | One of the Twelve Disciples of Jesus, son of NEPHI III (or possibly TIMOTHY), ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) |
| 2. | Another of the Twelve Disciples of Jesus, 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
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐖𐐄𐐤𐐊𐐝 (dʒoʊnʌs)
Notes
- ↑ See Sperry, The Book of Mormon Testifies, p. 305; cf. also Köhler-Baumgartner 2:402.
