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1st common singular possessive suffix or as part of the next element. The -''OMNAH/IOMNAH'' remains unexplained, unless related to [[AMMON|A<small>MMON</small>]], [[OMNI|O<small>MNI</small>]]. | 1st common singular possessive suffix or as part of the next element. The -''OMNAH/IOMNAH'' remains unexplained, unless related to [[AMMON|A<small>MMON</small>]], [[OMNI|O<small>MNI</small>]]. | ||
See, [[GAD]], [[GID]], [[GADIANTON]], [[GADIANDI]]. | See, [[GAD|G<small>AD</small>]], [[GID|G<small>ID</small>]], [[GADIANTON|G<small>ADIANTON</small>]], [[GADIANDI|G<small>ADIANDI</small>]]. | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
[[Category:Names]][[Category:Lehite GN]] | [[Category:Names]][[Category:Lehite GN]] | ||
Revision as of 11:19, 10 February 2012
| Lehite GN | 1. | City, ca. 6 BC (3 Nephi 9:8) |
Most likely the name is composed of gād, “fortune, luck, riches,” and with a second element, either -IOMNAH or -OMNAH, depending of whether the “i” is read as the 1st common singular possessive suffix or as part of the next element. The -OMNAH/IOMNAH remains unexplained, unless related to AMMON, OMNI.
See, GAD, GID, GADIANTON, GADIANDI.
