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The term '''L<small>EAH</small>''' refers to the smallest unit of [[NEPHITE(S)|N<small>EPHITE</small>]] | The term '''L<small>EAH</small>''' refers to the smallest unit of [[NEPHITE(S)|N<small>EPHITE</small>]] silver measurement. The word may derive from the [[H<small>EBREW</small>]] root ''lʾh'' “to be weak, weary,” though its opposite meaning, “to be strong, capable,” has also been proposed.<ref>[[Koehler, Ludwig, and Walter Baumgartner, The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. 5 vols. revised by W. Baumgartner and Johann J. Stamm. Leiden: Brill, 1994. trans. of 5-volume 3rd German edition.|''HALOT'']] 2:512-13; the eminent German Semitist Theodor Nöldeke has written an extensive study on roots having opposite meanings in the Semitic languages, "Wurzeln mit Gegensinn (''addad'')," in ''Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft'' (Strassburg: Karl Trübner, 1910/reprint: Amsterdam: APA-Philo Press, 1982), 67-108.</ref> | ||
'''Variants''' | '''Variants''' | ||
Revision as of 11:30, 22 July 2015
| Lehite noun | 1. | Unit of NEPHITE currency (Alma 11:17) |
Etymology
The term LEAH refers to the smallest unit of NEPHITE silver measurement. The word may derive from the [[HEBREW]] root lʾh “to be weak, weary,” though its opposite meaning, “to be strong, capable,” has also been proposed.[1]
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐢𐐀𐐂 (liːɑː)
Notes
- ↑ HALOT 2:512-13; the eminent German Semitist Theodor Nöldeke has written an extensive study on roots having opposite meanings in the Semitic languages, "Wurzeln mit Gegensinn (addad)," in Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft (Strassburg: Karl Trübner, 1910/reprint: Amsterdam: APA-Philo Press, 1982), 67-108.
