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29 January 2011

• 23:3823:38, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,672‎ N IRREANTUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>IRREANTUM Lehite GN Sea, most likely off the Arabian coast, meaning “many waters” (1 Nephi 17:5) The best suggestion for an etymology comes from Egyptian, r3-ʿnty..."
• 23:3523:35, 29 January 2011 diff hist +139‎ N IMMANUEL ‎ Created page with "<pre>*IMMANUEL Biblical DN Name-title for Christ (2 Nephi 17:14; 18:8) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
• 23:3423:34, 29 January 2011 diff hist +162‎ N HOSANNA ‎ Created page with "<pre>*HOSANNA Biblical noun (NT) Entreaty for blessings (1 Nephi 11:6; 3 Nephi 11:17) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
• 23:3323:33, 29 January 2011 diff hist +130‎ N HOREB ‎ Created page with "<pre>*HOREB Biblical GN Another name for Sinai (3 Nephi 25:4) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
• 23:3223:32, 29 January 2011 diff hist +163‎ N HOMER ‎ Created page with "<pre>*HOMER Biblical noun A measure used for dry substances, equal to 10 ephahs (2 Nephi 15:10) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
• 23:3123:31, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,169‎ N HIMNI ‎ Created page with "<pre>HIMNI Lehite PN Son of Mosiah II, ca. 93 BC (Mosiah 27:34; Alma 31:6) This PN is constructed along the lines of many North-west Semitic names, such as biblical Hebrew Z..."
• 23:3023:30, 29 January 2011 diff hist +508‎ N HETH ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡HETH Jaredite PN & GN 1. Prince (Ether 1:16; 10:31) 2. King, robber (Ether 1:25–26, 10:1) 3. Land (Ether 8:2) The biblical Hebrew PN Heth, son of Canaan, is ..."
• 23:2823:28, 29 January 2011 diff hist +647‎ N HESHLON ‎ Created page with "<pre>HESHLON Jaredite GN Plains north of Desolation, near the valley of Gilgal, where Shared defeated Coriantumr in battle (Ether 13:28) No etymology is suggested. If Hebrew ..."
• 23:2723:27, 29 January 2011 diff hist +851‎ N HERMOUNTS ‎ Created page with "<pre>HERMOUNTS Lehite GN Wilderness, ca. ___ (Alma 2:37) A Hebrew and an Egyptian etymology are possible. Biblical Mount Herman, if the -ts and the change in vowel quality c..."
• 23:2523:25, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,336‎ N HEM ‎ Created page with "<pre>HEM Lehite PN Accompanied the Mulekite Ammon in search of Nephi, ca. 122 BC. It may be that the name is Mulekite, if the term “brethren” here is to be taken literally..."
• 23:2323:23, 29 January 2011 diff hist +155‎ N HELORUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>HELORUM Lehite PN Son of King Benjamin, ca. ___BC (Mosiah 1:2) No etymology is suggested at this time. Cf. Book of Mormon Yarom (Jarom?).</pre>"
• 23:2223:22, 29 January 2011 diff hist +261‎ N HELEM ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡HELEM Lehite PN Accompanied the Mulekite Ammon in search of Nephi, ca. 122 BC (Mosiah 7:6) See the standard biblical commentaries for the etymology of this biblical PN..."
• 23:2123:21, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,528‎ N HELAMAN ‎ Created page with "<pre>HELAMAN Lehite PN 1. Son of King Benjamin, ca. ___BC (Mosiah 1:2) 2. Son of Alma II, prophet, military commander, ca. ___BC (Alma 31:7; Helaman 2:2) 3. Son of He..."
• 23:1923:19, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,341‎ N HELAM ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡HELAM Lehite PN & GN 1. Convert of Alma I in the land of LehiNephi, ca. 145 BC (Mosiah 18:12–14) 2. City and land founded by followers of Alma I, 2nd c. BC (Mosia..."
• 23:1723:17, 29 January 2011 diff hist +536‎ N HEARTHOM ‎ Created page with "<pre>HEARTHOM Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:16–17, 10:29–30) No etymology is suggested. Various suggestions have been made, none of which are convincing: Old Akkadian (Ur II..."
• 23:1623:16, 29 January 2011 diff hist +140‎ N HAMATH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*HAMATH Biblical GN An important city of Syria (2 Nephi 20:9; 21:11) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries </pre>"
• 23:1523:15, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,626‎ N HAGOTH ‎ Created page with "<pre>HAGOTH Lehite PN Shipbuilder near the lands Bountiful and Desolation who launched the ships at the west side of the narrow neck of land ca. 55 BC (Alma 63:5) There are ..."
• 23:1323:13, 29 January 2011 diff hist +201‎ N GOMORRAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>GOMORRAH Biblical GN A wicked city that was destroyed (2 Nephi 23:19 ‖ Isaiah 13:19) Hebrew ‘ămōrā = LXX Greek gomoppa. For the etymology see the standard biblica..."
• 23:1223:12, 29 January 2011 diff hist +345‎ N GIMGIMNO ‎ Created page with "<pre>GIMGIMNO Lehite GN City, ca. 1st century AD (3 Nephi 9:8) Perhaps the name comes from the EGYPTIAN gmgm, “smash, tear up, break trees,” and nw, “city,” to be comp..."
• 23:1123:11, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,720‎ N GILGAL ‎ Created page with "<pre>GILGAL Jaredite GN Valley near the Plains of HESHLON and north of the narrow neck of land (Ether 13:27, 29, 30) Lehite GN City which was swallowed by the earth ca..."
• 23:0823:08, 29 January 2011 diff hist +269‎ N GILGAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>GILGAH Jaredite PN Son of JARED (Ether 6:14) No etymology is suggested. It is doubtful if this name is related to biblical/Jaredite PN GILEAD. GILGAL, a NEPHITE GN and P..."
• 23:0723:07, 29 January 2011 diff hist +104‎ N GILEAD ‎ Created page with "<pre>GILEAD Jaredite PN Rebel leader (Ether 14:8) See GILEAD in standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
• 23:0623:06, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,359‎ N GIDGIDDONI ‎ Created page with "<pre>GIDGIDDONI Lehite PN General, ca. 4th c. AD (Mormon 6:13) For the reduplication of gd, see Numbers 33:32, or Hor-hagidgad.54 A connection with GID, GIDDIANHI, GIDDONAH, a..."
• 23:0423:04, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,217‎ N GIDGIDDONAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>GIDGIDDONAH Lehite PN General, ca. 4th c. AD (Mormon 6:13) For the reduplication of gd, see Numbers 33:32, Hor-hagidgad.51 GIDGIDDONI and GIDGIDDONAH may somehow be de..."
• 23:0223:02, 29 January 2011 diff hist +479‎ N GIDEON ‎ Created page with "<pre>GIDEON Lehite PN & GN 1. Patriot, captain, from city of NEPHI, ca. 2nd century BC (Mosiah 19:4; Alma 14:16 2. City and land, ca. 1st century B.C. (Alma 6:7; Helam..."
• 23:0023:00, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,040‎ N GIDDONAH/GIDANAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>GIDDONAH/GIDANAH Lehite PN 1. GIDANAH, Nephite son of ISHMAEL, and father of AMULEK, who lived ca. 82 BC (Alma 10:2 has P ms GIDANAH, and GIDDONAH ..."
• 22:5922:59, 29 January 2011 diff hist +379‎ N GIDDIANHI ‎ Created page with "<pre>GIDDIANHI Lehite PN GADIANTON robber-chief, between 1 and 30 AD (3 Nephi 3:9; 4:14) See the discussion of GID above. The last part of the name, either -ANHI or IANHI rema..."
• 22:5722:57, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,501‎ N GID ‎ Created page with "<pre>GID Lehite PN 1. Officer, 1st century BC (Alma 57:28; 58:23) Lehite GN 2. City, ca. 67 BC (Alma 51:26; Helaman 5:15) Cf. the KJV GN Gidom = infinitive construct Hebrew g..."
• 22:5322:53, 29 January 2011 diff hist +236‎ N GIBEAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>GIBEAH Biblical GN A hill or hill-town of BENJAMIN (2 Nephi 20:29‖Isaiah 10:29; Hosea 5:8) Hebrew gib‘a “Hill” (=gib ‘at-šā’ûl “Saul’s Hill”) For th..."
• 22:5222:52, 29 January 2011 diff hist +103‎ N GEBIM ‎ Created page with "<pre>GEBIM Biblical GN A village NE of Jerusalem (2 Nephi 20:31‖Isaiah 10:31) Hebrew gēbîm</pre>"
• 22:5122:51, 29 January 2011 diff hist +196‎ N GEBA ‎ Created page with "<pre>GEBA Biblical GN A Judean fortress and city on a steep hill (2 Nephi 20:29‖ Isaiah 10:29) Hebrew GN geba` > Arabic jaba`. For the etymology see the standard biblical c..."
• 22:5022:50, 29 January 2011 diff hist +3,754‎ N GAZELEM ‎ Created page with "<pre>GAZELEM Lehite PN or common noun A servant of God, or stone directors/interpreters. (Alma 37:21, 23-24). Lehite prophetic name for a..."
• 22:4422:44, 29 January 2011 diff hist +64‎ GALLIM ‎No edit summary
• 22:4322:43, 29 January 2011 diff hist +3‎ GALILEE ‎No edit summary
• 22:4322:43, 29 January 2011 diff hist +80‎ GALILEE ‎No edit summary
• 22:4222:42, 29 January 2011 diff hist +217‎ N GALLIM ‎ Created page with "<pre>GALLIM Biblical GN A town north of Jerusalem (2 Nephi 20:30‖Isaiah 10:30) Hebrew gallîm, possibly identical with the town in 1 Samuel 25:44.33 For the etymology see th..."
• 22:4122:41, 29 January 2011 diff hist +404‎ N GALILEE ‎ Created page with "<pre>GALILEE Biblical GN A region just north of Judea in Palestine (2 Nephi 18:23, 19:1 _ Isaiah 8:23, 9:1) Hebrew gālîl, gālîlâ, from the root gl..."
• 22:3922:39, 29 January 2011 diff hist +426‎ N GADIOMNAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>GADIOMNAH Lehite GN 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 -OMNA..."
• 22:3822:38, 29 January 2011 diff hist +42‎ GADIANDI ‎No edit summary
• 22:3722:37, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,700‎ N GADIANTON/GADDIANTON ‎ Created page with "<pre>GADIANTON/GADDIANTON Lehite PN Rebel, thief, and murderer, head of secret band of robbers and assassins, mid-1st century BC (Helaman 2:4; Mormon 2:28). GADDIANT..."
• 22:3522:35, 29 January 2011 diff hist +226‎ N GADIANTON('S) ROBBERS ‎ Created page with "<pre>GADIANTON(’S) ROBBERS Lehite gentilic Lehite name for a robber band, also called GADIANTON’S band/robbers and murderers; named after rebel GADIANTON (Helaman 6:18) Se..."
• 22:3322:33, 29 January 2011 diff hist +631‎ N GADIANDI ‎ Created page with "<pre>GADIANDI Lehite GN City, ca. 6 BC (3 Nephi 9:8) This name may be an expansion of the biblical PN GAD (which see), and perhaps related to the PN GADIANTON (which see). It ..."
• 22:3222:32, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,189‎ N EZROM/EZRUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>EZROM/EZRUM Lehite noun Silver measure, ca. 82 BC, equal to four SENUMS of silver (or four measures of grain) and equal..."
• 22:3022:30, 29 January 2011 diff hist +734‎ N EZIAS/EZAIAS ‎ Created page with "<pre>†EZIAS/EZAIAS Brass Plates PN An Old World prophet (Helaman 8:20). EZIAS is a printer’s error in the 1830 ed. “Orson Pratt suggests. . . that ‘EZIAS may have been ..."
• 22:2822:28, 29 January 2011 diff hist +131‎ N EVE ‎ Created page with "<pre>*EVE Biblical PN First woman (1 Nephi 5:11; 2 Nephi 2:19) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
• 22:2722:27, 29 January 2011 diff hist +680‎ N ETHER ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡ETHER Jaredite PN Prophet, prince, historian (Ether 1:2; 15:34) No etymology is suggested. If Jaredite names can be traced to Semitic roots, then the Hebrew GN ETHER ..."
• 22:2622:26, 29 January 2011 diff hist +314‎ N ETHEM/ETHAM ‎ Created page with "<pre>ETHEM/ETHAM Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:8-9; 11:14) No etymology is suggested. Cf. the biblical Hebrew place-name Etham in Exodus 13:20 and Numbers 33:6-8 (JAT). Cf. Book..."
• 22:2522:25, 29 January 2011 diff hist +623‎ N ESROM ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡ESROM Jaredite PN Prince (Ether 8:4) No etymology is suggested here. Unless the Book of Mormon critical text reveals variant spellings, it is unlikely that this Jaredi..."
• 22:2422:24, 29 January 2011 diff hist +170‎ N EPHRAIM ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡EPHRAIM Jaredite GN 1. A hill (Ether 7:9) Biblical PN 2. Son of JOSEPH (2 Nephi 17:2; 21:13) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
• 22:2322:23, 29 January 2011 diff hist +138‎ N EPHAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*EPHAH Biblical noun A measure for dry substances (2 Nephi 15:10) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"