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[[Lemuel / Lemual Variants|lemual]] | [[Lemuel / Lemual Variants|lemual]], [[Lemuel / Lemual Variants|Lemul]] | ||
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| Lehite PN | 1. | Son of LEHI I, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 1:Preface; 2:5, 10, 11, 12, 18; 3:28 (x2), 31; 4:28; 7:6, 8; 8:4, 17, 35, 36; 9:1; 10:16; 16:20, 37; 18:11; 2 Nephi 1:28; 4:8, 13; Alma 3:7; 18:38; 24:29; 43:13) |
| Lehite GN | 2. | Valley near the borders of the RED SEA, named after LEHI’s son, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 2:14; 16:6) |
| 3. | City, 2nd c. BC, probably named after LEHI I’s son (Alma 23:12) |
Etymology
Confer the biblical PN lĕmūʾel, LEMUEL, Proverbs 31:1, 4, meaning, possibly, "(belonging) to God," the mū in lĕmū an "inserted additional style" (KB 1958 483b). Note the Edomite PN in the text “The Words of LEMUEL, King of Massa" (LID, 44-45 and ABM, 59). King of Massa” (LID, 44–45 and ABM, 59).
Reynolds and Sjodahl (1:26) give the meaning “Godward” or “God is bright.”
See Book of Mormon LEMUELITES
See also Lemuel / Lemual Variants
Variants
Deseret Alphabet:
Notes
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