Amalickiah / Ameleckiah Variant

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Variant spelling of AMALICKIAH

In its first occurrence in the Oringinal Mauscript (Alma 46:3) Amalickiah is spelled as Amalickiah. This is important to note as Joseph Smith may have dictated how the first occurrence of this name was to be spelled.

Amaleki

Alma 46:3
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
P: A^Amalickiahmaleki

Ameleckiah

Alma 46:5
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah >+ Amalickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 46:6
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah >+ Amalickiah
P: Amaleckeah > Amalickiah
1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 46:10
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: AmeLecki)ah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 46:28
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: AMELECKIAH
P: Amalickaah > Amalickiah
1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 46:29
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: AMELECKI)ah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 46:30b
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: AmeleCKIAH
P: Amalickaah > Amalickiah
1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 46:30c
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: AmeleckIAH
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 46:31
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 46:32
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: (AMELECKIah)
P: Aaalickiah > Amalickiah
1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:12
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: AMELECKIAH
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:14
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah > Amelickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:15a
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah > Amelickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:16
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:18
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:19
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah >+ Amalickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:20
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah > Amelickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:21b
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:22
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah > Amelickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:25
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: AmeleckIAH / AmelickIAH
P: Amalickiah / Amalichiah
1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:27a
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Amele(cKIAH
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:27b
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: AMELECKIAH)
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:30
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah / Amalickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:32
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckia(H) > Amelickia(H)
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:33
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:34
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 48:1
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 48:7
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah >+ Amaleckiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 49:10
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah >+ Amalickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 49:11
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: AMELECKIAH
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 49:25
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah / Amelechiah > Amelickiah / Amelichiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 51:9
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: AMELECKIAH
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 51:11
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: AMELECK)iah
P: Ammuckiah > Amalickiah
1830-1837: Amalickiah
1840: Amalekiah
Alma 51:12
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: AMELECKIAH
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 51:23
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah >+ Amaleckiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 51:25
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah >+ Amalickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 51:32
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 51:33
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 51:37
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: AMelECKIAH
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 52:1
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 52:3b
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 55:5
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah

Amaleckeah

Alma 46:6
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah >+ Amalickiah
P: Amaleckeah > Amalickiah
1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:15b
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Amaleckeah > Amalickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah

Amelickiah

Alma 46:11
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Amelicki<%d%>h >Amelickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:3
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Am(eLIck)ia(h >+ AmaLIck)ia(h
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:11
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Amelickiah >+ Amalickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:14
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah > Amelickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:15a
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah > Amelickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:22
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah > Amelickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:25
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: AmeleckIAH / AmelickIAH
P: Amalickiah / Amalichiah
1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:32
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckia(H) > Amelickia(H)
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 49:25
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah / Amelechiah > Amelickiah / Amelichiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 51:23
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Amelickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 51:27
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Amelickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 51:30
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Amelickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 52:3a
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Amelickiah >+ Am\a/lickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 54:16
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Amelickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah

Amelickidh

Alma 46:11
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Amelicki<%d%>h >Amelickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:20
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah > Amelickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:21a
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Amelickiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah

Amalickaah

Alma 46:28
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: AMELECKIAH
P: Amalickaah > Amalickiah
1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 46:30b
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: AmeleCKIAH
P: Amalickaah > Amalickiah
1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 46:33
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah

Amaleckiah

Alma 46:30a
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: A)ma(leCKIAh
P: Amaleckiah > Amalickiah
1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:1
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Amaleckiah
P: A^malickiah
1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:13a
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiak >+ Amaleckiah
P: Amalickeah > Amalickiah
1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:13b
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Amel<%l%>ckiah >+ Amaleckiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 47:35
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Amaleckiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 48:7
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah >+ Amaleckiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah
Alma 51:11
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: AMELECK)iah
P: Ammuckiah > Amalickiah
1830-1837: Amalickiah
1840: Amalekiah
Alma 51:23
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah >+ Amaleckiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah

Aaalickiah

Alma 46:32
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: (AMELECKIah)
P: Aaalickiah > Amalickiah
1830-1840: Amalickiah

Amelickaah

Alma 47:4
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Amelickaah >+ Amalickiah
P, 1830, 1840: Amalickiah
1837: Amalkiah

Amalkiah

Alma 47:4
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Amelickaah >+ Amalickiah
P, 1830, 1840: Amalickiah
1837: Amalkiah

Ameleckiak

Alma 47:13a
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiak >+ Amaleckiah
P: Amalickeah > Amalickiah
1830-1840: Amalickiah

Amalickeah

Alma 47:13a
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiak >+ Amaleckiah
P: Amalickeah > Amalickiah
1830-1840: Amalickiah

Amellckiah

Alma 47:13b
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Amel<%l%>ckiah >+ Amaleckiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah

Ameleckeah

Alma 47:13c
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckeah >+ Amaleckiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah

Amalichiah

Alma 47:25
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: AmeleckIAH / AmelickIAH
P: Amalickiah / Amalichiah
1830-1840: Amalickiah

Amelechiah

Alma 49:25
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah / Amelechiah > Amelickiah / Amelichiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah

Amelichiah

Alma 49:25
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: Ameleckiah / Amelechiah > Amelickiah / Amelichiah
P, 1830-1840: Amalickiah

Ammuckiah

Alma 51:11
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: AMELECK)iah
P: Ammuckiah > Amalickiah
1830-1837: Amalickiah
1840: Amalekiah

Amalekiah

Alma 51:11
Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O: AMELECK)iah
P: Ammuckiah > Amalickiah
1830-1837: Amalickiah
1840: Amalekiah

Discussion: Spelled as Ameleckiah but corrected to Amalickiah in Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O. The heavier ink flow indicates that the correction was made later. "The common misspelling Ameleckiah is the result of Joseph Smith pronouncing the name with stress on the first syllable" (ATV 4:2529).

Acceptability: Scribal error; correct form is Amalickiah.

General Summary: Skousen accepts the correct spelling as Amalickiah (because it is spelled this way in the first two occurrences in Original Manuscript of the Book of Mormon.O, and because of corrections made); all of the other variations are scribal errors.

Sources: [[Royal Skousen, Analysis of Textual Variants in the Book of Mormon. 6 Parts. Provo, Utah: FARMS, Brigham Young University, 2004-2009.|ATV]] 4:2529; Royal Skousen, "Translating the Book of Mormon: The Evidence from the Original Manuscript," Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited: The Evidence for Ancient Origins, ed. Noel B. Reynolds (Provo, Utah:FARMS, 1997), 79-82; FARMS, Book of Mormon Critical Text: A Tool for Scholarly Reference, 2nd Edition, 2:799–857; OM 379 passim; PM 614 passim.