NIMRAH
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Jaredite PN | 1. | JAREDITE son of AKISH (Ether 9:8, 9) |
Etymology
Until a possible language origin for JAREDITE can be determined, all suggestions for etymologies of JAREDITE names must remain more speculative than substantive.
Cf. KJV GN NIMRAH = Hebrew nimrā (Numbers 32:3), Beth-Nimrah (Numbers 32:36; Joshua 13:27).
Cf. Sumerian Nibruki (*NIBUR) = Nippur.
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐤𐐆𐐣𐐡𐐂 (nɪmrɑː)
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