HOREB
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Biblical GN | 1. | An ancient ISRAELITE place-name (3 Nephi 25:4) |
Etymology
HOREB (from the Heb. horeb, "glowing heat") is the name of the mountain where, according to the book of Deuteronomy, the Ten Commandments were revealed to MOSES (Deuteronomy 4:10, 15; 15:2; 9:8; 18:16) mentioned once in the Book of Mormon but not otherwise mentioned as a separate GN or PN in the Book of Mormon.
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐐𐐄𐐡𐐇𐐒 (hoʊrɛb)
Notes