CORIHOR
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Jaredite PN | 1. | King, usurper (Ether 7:3, 4 (x2), 7, 9, 13, 14 (x2), 15) |
2. | Soldier, ca. 700–600 BC (Ether 13:17) | |
Jaredite GN | 3. | Land and valley (Ether 14:27, 28) |
Etymology
No etymology for this JAREDITE name is suggested.
Highly doubtful are suggestions based on Semitic derivations, such as Old Akkadian ḫuriānum, a plant, ḫurium (Gelb, 132) and ḫurrum, “hole, mine” (Gelb, 133) (JAT).
Cf. Book of Mormon COROM, et al., KORIHOR
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐗𐐄𐐡𐐌𐐐𐐃𐐡 (koʊraɪhɔːr), 𐐗𐐃𐐡𐐌𐐐𐐃𐐡 (kɔːraɪhɔːr), 𐐗𐐄𐐡𐐌𐐐𐐄𐐡 (koʊraɪhoʊr)
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