LIB
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| Jaredite PN | 1. | King (Ether 1:17, 18; 10:18, 19 (x3), 29) |
| 2. | Usurper (Ether 14:10 (x2), 11 (x2), 12 (x3), 13, 14, 15 (x2), 16 (x3), 17) |
Etymology
Until a possible language origin for JAREDITE can be determined, all suggestions for etymologies of JAREDITE names must remain more speculative than substantive.
Sumerian lib "(to be) rich, well-off; high quality; (to be) happy" = Akkadian hadû, hidiātu, râšu, rāšû, rīšātu.[1]
Sumerian lib "inner body part; heart" = Akkadian libbu, lib-bi "heart, center"[2] = Hebrew lēb, lēbāb.[3]
Sumerian lib "dazed silence, (deathly) silence; (to be) dazed" = Akkadian šaqummatu; cf. lib4 "agitate." Cf. Sumerian lib4-lib4 "plunderer."[4]
See RIPLAKISH, RIPLIANCUM, RIPLAH
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐢𐐆𐐒 (lɪb)
Notes
