Zenock / Zenoch Variants

Variant Spellings of ZENOCK

Alma 33:15

• O: Zenock > null
• P, 1830-1981: null
• O: Zenoch
• P, 1830-1981: Zenock

Alma 34:7

• O, 1879, 1902-1907, 1911: Zenoch
• P, 1830-1858, 1888, 1920-1981: Zenock

Helaman 8:20

• P: Zenock/Zenoch
• 1830-1837, 1841-1849: Zenoch
• 1840, 1858-1981: Zenock
• 1852: Zenoch > Zenock

3 Nephi 10:16

• P, 1830-1981: Zenock
• Discussion: According to Royal Skousen, in Alma 33:15, Cowdery first wrote Zenock, then he crossed it out and wrote Zenoch in O. This is good evidence that the correct spelling is Zenoch. In Alma 34:7, Zenoch is the spelling. In Helaman 8:20, Cowdery intended to write the name in P as Zenock. His k here looks almost like an h, so that the 1830 compositor set as Zenoch. The -ck ending is not found in any biblical or other Book of Mormon names, but -ch is.

Source: ATV 1:408-10; 5:3022-23.