Š Phoneme Names
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Lehite | LEHITE/JAREDITE | JAREDITE |
1. Abish 2. Jashon 3. Jershon 4. Josh 5. Shazer 6. Shemlon 7. Shemnon 8. Sherem 9. Sherrizah 10. Sheum 11. Shiblum 12. Shilom 13. Shimnilom 14. Shum |
1. Kishkumen 2. Shiblom 3. Shiblon 4. Shim |
1. Agosh 2. Akish 3. Heshlon 4. Kish 5. Shared 6. Shelem 7. Shez 8. Shiz 9. Shule 10. Shurr |
Among Nephite/Lamanite names, /š/ is initial 10 times, medial 2 times, and final 2 times. Among mixed names, /š/ is initial 3 times and medial 1 time. Among Jaredite names, /š/ is initial 6 times, medial 1 time and final 3 times.
In keeping with nearly all Semitic languages, /š/ as root letter is almost never repeated in an original Semitic vocable. Hebrew שש (<√šd'ṯ) and שלש (<√ṯlṯ) are no exceptions.