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'''Etymology'''
'''Etymology'''


'''AIATH''' is cited in the Book of Mormon as an ancient Near Eastern place name but is not given in the Book of Mormon as a geographical name in its own right.<ref>[[George Reynolds|, George]], ''Dictionary of the Book of Mormon'', 13, speculates that this is another name for the biblical city Ai. [[Ludwig Koehler|Köhler]]-[[Walter Baumgartner|Baumgartner's]] Lexicon gives the meaning of 'Ai as "heap of stones."</ref>
'''AIATH''' is cited in the Book of Mormon as an ancient Near Eastern place name but is not given in the Book of Mormon as a geographical name in its own right.<ref>[[George Reynolds| Reynolds, George]], ''Dictionary of the Book of Mormon'', 13, speculates that this is another name for the biblical city Ai. [[Ludwig Koehler|Köhler]]-[[Walter Baumgartner|Baumgartner's]] Lexicon gives the meaning of 'Ai as "heap of stones."</ref>


'''Variants'''
'''Variants'''

Revision as of 10:07, 20 September 2013

Biblical PN 1. City near the Dead Sea (2 Nephi 20:28)

Etymology

AIATH is cited in the Book of Mormon as an ancient Near Eastern place name but is not given in the Book of Mormon as a geographical name in its own right.[1]

Variants

Deseret Alphabet: 𐐈𐐌𐐊𐐛 (æaɪʌθ)

Notes


  1. Reynolds, George, Dictionary of the Book of Mormon, 13, speculates that this is another name for the biblical city Ai. Köhler-Baumgartner's Lexicon gives the meaning of 'Ai as "heap of stones."