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General Discussion: Amalekites is standard in all instances of P, but O shows variation. The gentilic may have been spelled Amalekite because of the earlier occurrence of [[AMALEKI|A<small>MALEKI</small>]] in the Book of Mormon, or the biblical group of the same name. The variation Amelicites is identical to [[AMLICITES|A<small>MLICITES</small>]] except for the "intrusive e". Skousen thinks this intrusive e was influenced by other Book of Mormon names where a vowel is found between the m and l, as in [[AMALEKI|A<small>MALEKI</small>]], [[AMULEK|A<small>MULEK</small>]], and [[AMULON|A<small>MULON</small>]]. The current spelling, [[AMALEKITES|A<small>MALEKITES</small>]], is actually only found once in O (as the last occurrence), in [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/43.44?lang=eng#43 Alma 43:44]; other instances are not extant. Fletcher and Tvedtnes also argue that these two groups should be merged (Lyle Fletcher, unpubl. paper, early 1990s; John Tvedtnes, ''The Most Correct Book'' [SLC: Cornerstone, 1999], 324-325).
General Discussion: Amalekites is standard in all instances of P, but O shows variation. The gentilic may have been spelled Amalekite because of the earlier occurrence of [[AMALEKI|A<small>MALEKI</small>]] in the Book of Mormon, or the biblical group of the same name. The variation Amelicites is identical to [[AMLICITES|A<small>MLICITES</small>]] except for the "intrusive e". Skousen thinks this intrusive ''e'' was influenced by other Book of Mormon names where a vowel is found between the ''m'' and ''l'', as in [[AMALEKI|A<small>MALEKI</small>]], [[AMULEK|A<small>MULEK</small>]], and [[AMULON|A<small>MULON</small>]]. The current spelling, [[AMALEKITES|A<small>MALEKITES</small>]], is actually only found once in O (as the last occurrence), in [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/43.44?lang=eng#43 Alma 43:44]; other instances are not extant. Fletcher and Tvedtnes also argue that these two groups should be merged (Lyle Fletcher, unpubl. paper, early 1990s; John Tvedtnes, ''The Most Correct Book'' [SLC: Cornerstone, 1999], 324-325).


General Source: ''ATV'' 3: 1605-9.
General Source: ''ATV'' 3: 1605-9.

Revision as of 10:20, 23 April 2012

Variant spelling of AMALEKITES Amlikites

Alma 2:11
P: Amlikites
1830-1981: Amlicites
Alma 2:12
P: Amlikites
1830-1981: Amlicites

Amelekites

Alma 21:2
P-1840: Amalekites
1841: Amelekites
1849-1981: Amalekites
Alma 43:6
O: Amelekites
P-1981: Amalekites

Amaleckites

Alma 43:6
O: Amaleckites
P-1981: Amalekites

Amalickites

Alma 43:13
O: Amalickites
P-1981: Amalekites

Amelicites

Alma 24:1
O: Amelicites
P-1981: Amalekites
Alma 24:28
O: Amelicites
P-1981: Amalekites

Am( )

Alma 24:29
O: Am( )
P-1981: Amalekites

Amelic( )

Alma 27:2
O: Amelic( )
P-1981: Amalekites

Amaleckites

Alma 43:6
O: Amaleckites
P-1981: Amalekites

Amalickites

Alma 43:13
O: Amalickites
P-1981: Amalekites

Amelickites

Alma 43:20
O: Amelickites
P-1981: Amalekites

General Discussion: Amalekites is standard in all instances of P, but O shows variation. The gentilic may have been spelled Amalekite because of the earlier occurrence of AMALEKI in the Book of Mormon, or the biblical group of the same name. The variation Amelicites is identical to AMLICITES except for the "intrusive e". Skousen thinks this intrusive e was influenced by other Book of Mormon names where a vowel is found between the m and l, as in AMALEKI, AMULEK, and AMULON. The current spelling, AMALEKITES, is actually only found once in O (as the last occurrence), in Alma 43:44; other instances are not extant. Fletcher and Tvedtnes also argue that these two groups should be merged (Lyle Fletcher, unpubl. paper, early 1990s; John Tvedtnes, The Most Correct Book [SLC: Cornerstone, 1999], 324-325).

General Source: ATV 3: 1605-9.

General Summary: Skousen believes this gentilic should be merged with AMLICITES in all cases, to be only AMLICITES, because of textual evidence about the apostate group and variations in O. Other occurrences discussed in ATV: Alma 21:3, 4 (2x), 5, 16; 22:7; 23:14; 24:1b, 29; 27:12; 43:44 discussed on pp. 1607-9.