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|Silver currency, ca. 82 BC ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/11/17#17 Alma 11:17]) | |Silver currency, ca. 82 BC ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/11/17#17 Alma 11:17]) | ||
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'''Etymology''' | |||
Perhaps related to the same root as the biblical PN '''LEAH''', which some *dictionaries derive from ''lʾh'', “to be weary, weak,” but which can also mean “to be strong, capable.” | Perhaps related to the same root as the biblical PN '''LEAH''', which some *dictionaries derive from ''lʾh'', “to be weary, weak,” but which can also mean “to be strong, capable.” | ||
The name appears to be meaningful when one realizes that the L<small>EAH</small> was the smallest of the [[NEPHITE(S)|N<small>EPHITE</small>]] monetary measures (JAT). | The name appears to be meaningful when one realizes that the L<small>EAH</small> was the smallest of the [[NEPHITE(S)|N<small>EPHITE</small>]] monetary measures (JAT). | ||
'''Variants''' | |||
'''Deseret Alphabet:''' | |||
'''Notes''' | |||
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[[Category:Names]][[Category:Lehite noun]] | [[Category:Names]][[Category:Lehite noun]] | ||
Revision as of 09:54, 8 June 2012
| Lehite noun | 1. | Silver currency, ca. 82 BC (Alma 11:17) |
Etymology
Perhaps related to the same root as the biblical PN LEAH, which some *dictionaries derive from lʾh, “to be weary, weak,” but which can also mean “to be strong, capable.” The name appears to be meaningful when one realizes that the LEAH was the smallest of the NEPHITE monetary measures (JAT).
Variants
Deseret Alphabet:
Notes
