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Until a possible language origin for [[JAREDITES|J<small>AREDITE</small>]] can be determined, all suggestions for etymologies of [[JAREDITES|J<small>AREDITE</small>]] names must remain more speculative than substantive. | Until a possible language origin for [[JAREDITES|J<small>AREDITE</small>]] can be determined, all suggestions for etymologies of [[JAREDITES|J<small>AREDITE</small>]] names must remain more speculative than substantive. | ||
'''G<small>ILGAL</small>''' is a [[JAREDITES|J<small>AREDITE</small>]]/Lehite city mentioned five times in the Book of Mormon. Though Semitic etymologies for this name (mentioned about forty times in the Old Testament) are uncertain, cf. [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] ''gilgāl'', "stone circle; wheel," from the [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] verbal root ''gālal'' "roll (stone) to, roll (stone) away"; cf. Ugaritic PN ''bn glgl''. | '''G<small>ILGAL</small>''' is a [[JAREDITES|J<small>AREDITE</small>]]/Lehite city mentioned five times in the Book of Mormon. Though Semitic etymologies for this name (mentioned about forty times in the Old Testament) are uncertain, cf. [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] ''gilgāl'', "stone circle; wheel," from the [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] verbal root ''gālal'' "roll (stone) to, roll (stone) away"; cf. Ugaritic [[Personal Name|PN]] ''bn glgl''. | ||
See also [[Gilgal / Gilgall Variant]] | See also [[Gilgal / Gilgall Variant]] | ||
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| Jaredite GN/Lehite GN | 1. JAREDITE/Lehite city (3 Nephi 9:6; Mormon 6:14; Ether 13:27, 29, 30) |
Etymology
Until a possible language origin for JAREDITE can be determined, all suggestions for etymologies of JAREDITE names must remain more speculative than substantive.
GILGAL is a JAREDITE/Lehite city mentioned five times in the Book of Mormon. Though Semitic etymologies for this name (mentioned about forty times in the Old Testament) are uncertain, cf. HEBREW gilgāl, "stone circle; wheel," from the HEBREW verbal root gālal "roll (stone) to, roll (stone) away"; cf. Ugaritic PN bn glgl.
See also Gilgal / Gilgall Variant
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐘𐐆𐐢𐐘𐐊𐐢 (ɡɪlɡʌl), 𐐘𐐆𐐢𐐘𐐈𐐢 (ɡɪlɡæl)
Notes
