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Until it is demonstrated that the Jaredites came from an Ancient Near Eastern cultural background, proposals for Jaredite names are at best dubious. With this caveat, perhaps Sumerian aga/uku-uš, “soldier,” might come into question. Sumerian ukuš, “cucumber, squash, gourd” (see Akkadian qiššu) is a distant possibility (RFS). | Until it is demonstrated that the Jaredites came from an Ancient Near Eastern cultural background, proposals for Jaredite names are at best dubious. With this caveat, perhaps Sumerian ''aga/uku-uš'', “soldier,” might come into question. Sumerian ''ukuš'', “cucumber, squash, gourd” (see Akkadian ''qiššu'') is a distant possibility (RFS). | ||
This name may be related etymologically to Akish. Since they are in the same geographic area, they may be variant stems from the same root and express a common quality. | This name may be related etymologically to Akish. Since they are in the same geographic area, they may be variant stems from the same root and express a common quality. | ||
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Revision as of 08:31, 18 March 2011
| Jaredite GN | 1. | Plains (Ether 14:15-16) |
Until it is demonstrated that the Jaredites came from an Ancient Near Eastern cultural background, proposals for Jaredite names are at best dubious. With this caveat, perhaps Sumerian aga/uku-uš, “soldier,” might come into question. Sumerian ukuš, “cucumber, squash, gourd” (see Akkadian qiššu) is a distant possibility (RFS).
This name may be related etymologically to Akish. Since they are in the same geographic area, they may be variant stems from the same root and express a common quality.
