ANTIPARAH
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ANTIPARAH Nephite GN City on Lamanite border, ca. 65 BC (Alma 56:14; 57:4) If the name can be divided anti- (for which see Anti-Nephi-Lehi) and -parah, it may be that the second element is prh, “cow,” which could be appropriate for a GN, “opposite the cow.” See the biblical GN Parah (Joshua 18:23) (RFS). Other possible etymologies for -parah include Hebrew prʿ, “payment; to pay” (DNWSI 942); biblical Pharaoh, prʿh (for Egyptian pr`3, “great house”) (RFS); Egyptian ntyp3r`, “which is the sun (Ra)” (RFS); Egyptian p3dip3r` for Potiphar or Potiphera (RFS); and Egyptian ntypr'3, “who is Pharoah/king” (RFS). Also possible are Hebrew *pera`, “commander, leader” and Arabic *far`ûn, “prince, head of family,” thus, or “head family” (RFS). Much less likely is an etymology based on Greek, such as *antipara, “contrarywise, opposite side”; *anti'pera, on the opposite side” (Luke 8:26); *antiara, “dispute” (RFS). Cf. Book of Mormon Ani-Anti, Antiomno, Antion, Antionah, Antionum, Antipas, Antipus, Antum, Anti-Nephi-Lehi, Corianton, Coriantor, Coriantum, Coriantumr, Gadiandi, Gadianton, Irreantum, Lehonti, Morianton, Moriantum, Onti(es), Seantum
