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'''Etymology''' | '''Etymology''' | ||
The PN [[JONAS|J<small>ONAS</small>]] may be the Greek form of the [[Old Testament|OT]] name Jonah, from the Hebrew noun ''yônâh'', “dove.”<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'']], ; cf. Sperry, ''The Book of Mormon Testifies'', p. 305.</ref> Alternatively, '''J<small>ONAS</small>''' may be from the [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] ''yô'' (<''yahweh'') + ''nēs'', “the Lord is a standard, banner; miracle.” | The PN [[JONAS|J<small>ONAS</small>]] may be the Greek form of the [[Old Testament|OT]] name Jonah, from the Hebrew noun יונה ''yônâh'', “dove.”<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'']], ; cf. Sperry, ''The Book of Mormon Testifies'', p. 305.</ref> Alternatively, '''J<small>ONAS</small>''' may be from the [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] ''yô'' (<''yahweh'') + ''nēs'', “the Lord is a standard, banner; miracle.” | ||
'''Variants''' | '''Variants''' | ||
Latest revision as of 11:01, 21 July 2023
| Lehite PN | 1. | One of the Twelve Disciples of Jesus, son of NEPHI3 (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 noun יונה yônâh, “dove.”[1] Alternatively, JONAS may be from the HEBREW yô (<yahweh) + nēs, “the Lord is a standard, banner; miracle.”
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐖𐐄𐐤𐐊𐐝 (dʒoʊnʌs)
Notes
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