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Perhaps this name could be derived form the [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] root ''šmn'' that forms the basis for "oil, fat, fatness," etc. ([[John A. Tvedtnes|JAT]]). The [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] feminine [[Personal Name|PN]] ''Mashmannah'' "fat, stout, lusty, fertile" ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/1-chr/12.10?lang=eng#9 1 Chronicles 12:10]) seems to be built on this root ([[Jo Ann Hackett|JH]]).<ref>It is possible that this name was not her real name but a nickname.</ref> The Arabic cognate, ''musmin'', means "nobleman."<ref>[[Koehler, Ludwig]], and [[Walter Baumgartner]], [[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'']]</ref> Therefore, it is possible that '''S<small>HEMNON</small>''' consists of the root "fatness" and by | Perhaps this name could be derived form the [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] root שמן ''šmn'' that forms the basis for "oil, fat, fatness," etc. ([[John A. Tvedtnes|JAT]]). The [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] feminine [[Personal Name|PN]] ''Mashmannah'' "fat, stout, lusty, fertile" ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/1-chr/12.10?lang=eng#9 1 Chronicles 12:10]) seems to be built on this root ([[Jo Ann Hackett|JH]]).<ref>It is possible that this name was not her real name but a nickname.</ref> The Arabic cognate, ''musmin'', means "nobleman."<ref>[[Koehler, Ludwig]], and [[Walter Baumgartner]], [[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'']]</ref> Therefore, it is possible that '''S<small>HEMNON</small>''' consists of the root "fatness" and by extension, "importance" and the common Semitic ending on [[Personal Name|PN]]s and GNs ''-ōn'', for example, as in the [[Personal Name|PN]] [[GIDEON|G<small>IDEON</small>]]. | ||
<div style="text-align: right;">[[Paul Y. Hoskisson|PYH]]</div> | <div style="text-align: right;">[[Paul Y. Hoskisson|PYH]]</div> | ||
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| Lehite PN | 1. | Apostle, ca. 30 AD 3 Nephi 19:4. |
Etymology
Perhaps this name could be derived form the HEBREW root שמן šmn that forms the basis for "oil, fat, fatness," etc. (JAT). The HEBREW feminine PN Mashmannah "fat, stout, lusty, fertile" (1 Chronicles 12:10) seems to be built on this root (JH).[1] The Arabic cognate, musmin, means "nobleman."[2] Therefore, it is possible that SHEMNON consists of the root "fatness" and by extension, "importance" and the common Semitic ending on PNs and GNs -ōn, for example, as in the PN GIDEON.
Cf. SHEM, SHEMLON, SHIM, SHIMNILOM
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐟𐐇𐐣𐐤𐐊𐐤 (ʃɛmnʌn)
Notes
- ↑ It is possible that this name was not her real name but a nickname.
- ↑ Koehler, Ludwig, and Walter Baumgartner, HALOT
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