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  Bibliography
  Bibliography
   
   
  Albright, William F., Yahweh and the Gods of Canaan: A Historical Analysis of Two
  [[Albright, William F.]], Yahweh and the Gods of Canaan: A Historical Analysis of Two
  Contrasting Faiths. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1968.  Pagination differs from London edition.  YGC
  Contrasting Faiths. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1968.  Pagination differs from London edition.  YGC
   
   
  Hösl, Ignaz.  “Zur orientalistiche Namenskunde: Maria–Moses–Aaron: Ein
  [[Hösl, Ignaz]].  “Zur orientalistiche Namenskunde: Maria–Moses–Aaron: Ein
  philologische Studie,”in Serta Monacensia für F. Babinger, 80–85.  Leiden: Brill, 1952.
  philologische Studie,”in Serta Monacensia für F. Babinger, 80–85.  Leiden: Brill, 1952.
   
   
  Koehler, Ludwig, and Walter Baumgartner, The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old
  [[Koehler, Ludwig]], and Walter Baumgartner, The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old
  Testament, 5 vols., revised by W. Baumgartner & Johann J. Stamm.  Leiden: Brill, 1994.  HALOT
  Testament, 5 vols., revised by W. Baumgartner & Johann J. Stamm.  Leiden: Brill, 1994.  HALOT
   
   
  Muchiki, Yoshiyuki. Egyptian Proper Names and Loanwords in North-West Semitic, SBL
  [[Muchiki, Yoshiyuki]]. Egyptian Proper Names and Loanwords in North-West Semitic, SBL
  Dissertation Series 173.  Atlanta: SBL, 1999.
  Dissertation Series 173.  Atlanta: SBL, 1999.
   
   
  Reynolds, George, and Janne M. Sjodahl, Commentary on the Book of Mormon, 7 vols.,
  [[Reynolds, George]], and [[Janne M. Sjodahl]], Commentary on the Book of Mormon, 7 vols.,
  P. C. Reynolds, ed.  SLC: Deseret Book, 1955-1961.  CBM
  P. C. Reynolds, ed.  SLC: Deseret Book, 1955-1961.  CBM
   
   
  Segal, J. B.  The Aramaic Texts from North Saqqâra with Some Fragments in Phoenician.
  [[Segal, J. B.]] The Aramaic Texts from North Saqqâra with Some Fragments in Phoenician.
  London: Egypt Exploration Society, 1983.
  London: Egypt Exploration Society, 1983.
   
   
  Tvedtnes, John A.  “What’s in a Name?  A Look at the Book of Mormon Onomasticon.”
  [[Tvedtnes, John A.]] “What’s in a Name?  A Look at the Book of Mormon Onomasticon.”
  FARMS Review of Books 8/2 (1996):34–42 .
  FARMS Review of Books 8/2 (1996):34–42 .
   
   
  Zadok, Ran.  The Pre-Hellenistic Israelite Anthroponymy and Prosopography, OLA 28.
  [[Zadok, Ran]].  The Pre-Hellenistic Israelite Anthroponymy and Prosopography, OLA 28.
  Louvain: Peeters, 1988.
  Louvain: Peeters, 1988.
   
   

Revision as of 13:41, 3 February 2011

AARON
 
 Jaredite PN		1.  Jaredite son/descendant of HETH, who dwelt in captivity (Ether
 				1:15, 10:31)
 Lehite PN		2.  Nephite son of MOSIAH II in 1st century B.C. (Mosiah 27:8–10,
 				32–37, 28:1–9, Alma 17:1–3, 35:14)
 			3.  Lamanite king in 4th century A.D. (Mormon 2:9, 3:4, Moroni 9:17)
 Lehite GN		4.  City of, near AMMONIHAH, NEPHIHAH, and MORONI (Alma
 				8:13–14, 50:14)
 
 AARON is identical to the KJV PN = Hebrew ʾahărōn (Numbers 8:2–26, Deuteronomy 32:50, Micah 6:4) = LXX Greek aarōn.  However, none of the Book of Mormon
 uses refer to Moses’ brother.  The  etymology of biblical AARON remains obscure, with several suggestions having been made, none of which have proven to be 
widely acceptable.  A few of these suggestions follow:
 
 According to Ran Zadok, aside from the -ōn termination typical of name-formation,1 the Hebrew etymology is based on ʾhr, which is to *ʾār (from root ʾWR or ʾYR 
“give light”)2 as -rhm (of ʾAbrāhām)  is to rām, thus possibly meaning something like “Light-giver.”
 
 Apparently basing their etymology on the Arabic PN Harun “Aaron,” Reynolds & Sjodahl offer “A Mountain of Strength” from Arabic harûn “mountainous,”3  as in
 Harun al-Rašid.  A Hebrew folk- etymology with the same meaning may also have existed, but we have no evidence of it.
 
 Koehler & Baumgartner cited Ignaz Hösl’s suggestion that it derived from Egyptian ʿЗ-rn “Great-is-the-name (of God, or of Pharaoh),”4 but William F. Albright 
doubted it could be shown to be  Egyptian,5 and John Gee argues that such a correspondence is impossible since (1) there is no ע to א shift in Egyptian until 
Ptolemaic times, and (2) Coptic ran, “name,” has a short -a- vowel.   Moreover, the -h- in ʾahărōn is absent from the crucial portion of the Egyptian examples such 
as ʿЗ-Ḥr “Horus-is-great” (= Phoenician ʿḥr), Ḥr-ʿЗ, ʿImn-ʿЗ, Mwt-ʿЗ, Зst-tЗ-ʿЗ, Зs(t)-ʿЗ(t) [=  Phoenician ʾsʿʾ], Ptḥ-ʿЗ,6 etc.
 
 Another very unlikely possibility adds a prothetic -a-, to a problematic instance of Aramaic Ḥrwn on a 26th Dynasty Serapeum grave stele as a transliteration of
 Egyptian Ḥr-wn “Horus-exists,”7  which improperly suggests that -h- might derive from -ḥ-.
 See COMRON, PAHORON/PAHORAN, PHARAOH.
 
 Bibliography
 
 [[Albright, William F.]], Yahweh and the Gods of Canaan: A Historical Analysis of Two
 Contrasting Faiths. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1968.  Pagination differs from London edition.  YGC
 
 [[Hösl, Ignaz]].  “Zur orientalistiche Namenskunde: Maria–Moses–Aaron: Ein
 philologische Studie,”in Serta Monacensia für F. Babinger, 80–85.  Leiden: Brill, 1952.
 
 [[Koehler, Ludwig]], and Walter Baumgartner, The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old
 Testament, 5 vols., revised by W. Baumgartner & Johann J. Stamm.  Leiden: Brill, 1994.  HALOT
 
 [[Muchiki, Yoshiyuki]]. Egyptian Proper Names and Loanwords in North-West Semitic, SBL
 	Dissertation Series 173.  Atlanta: SBL, 1999.
 
 [[Reynolds, George]], and [[Janne M. Sjodahl]], Commentary on the Book of Mormon, 7 vols.,
 	P. C. Reynolds, ed.  SLC: Deseret Book, 1955-1961.  CBM
 
 [[Segal, J. B.]]  The Aramaic Texts from North Saqqâra with Some Fragments in Phoenician.
 	London: Egypt Exploration Society, 1983.
 
 [[Tvedtnes, John A.]]  “What’s in a Name?  A Look at the Book of Mormon Onomasticon.”
 	FARMS Review of Books 8/2 (1996):34–42 .
 
 [[Zadok, Ran]].  The Pre-Hellenistic Israelite Anthroponymy and Prosopography, OLA 28.
 	Louvain: Peeters, 1988.
 
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