HETH
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| Jaredite PN | 1. | Prince (Ether 1:16; 10:31) |
| 2. | King, robber (Ether 1:25–26, 10:1) | |
| Jaredite GN | 3. | Land (Ether 8:2) |
Etymology
The biblical Hebrew PN HETH, son of Canaan, is the most likely source for an etymology.[1] See the standard biblical commentaries. Reynolds, Commentary on the Book of Mormon, VI, p. 40, suggests “terror.”
Variants
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Notes
- ↑ Note that HETH is usually given as the biblical source for the biblical Hittites, ḫattū in Akkadian, and the name in cuneiform sources for NW Syria (RFS).
RFS
