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Until it is demonstrated that the Jaredites came from an Ancient Near Eastern cultural background, proposals for Jaredite names are at best dubious. With this caveat, perhaps Sumerian ''aga/uku-uš'', “soldier,” might come into question. Sumerian ''ukuš'', “cucumber, squash, gourd” (see Akkadian ''qiššu'') is a distant possibility (RFS).
Until it is demonstrated that the Jaredites came from an Ancient Near Eastern cultural background, proposals for Jaredite names are at best dubious. With this caveat, perhaps Sumerian ''aga/uku-uš'', “soldier,” might come into question. Sumerian ''ukuš'', “cucumber, squash, gourd” (see Akkadian ''qiššu'') is a distant possibility (RFS).


This name may be related etymologically to Akish. Since they are in the same geographic area, they may be variant stems from the same root and express a common quality.
This name may be related etymologically to [[AKISH]]. Since they are in the same geographic area, they may be variant stems from the same root and express a common quality.


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Revision as of 09:31, 18 March 2011

Jaredite GN 1. Plains (Ether 14:15-16)

Until it is demonstrated that the Jaredites came from an Ancient Near Eastern cultural background, proposals for Jaredite names are at best dubious. With this caveat, perhaps Sumerian aga/uku-uš, “soldier,” might come into question. Sumerian ukuš, “cucumber, squash, gourd” (see Akkadian qiššu) is a distant possibility (RFS).

This name may be related etymologically to AKISH. Since they are in the same geographic area, they may be variant stems from the same root and express a common quality.