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Variant spelling of [[GIDDONAH/GIDANAH|G<small>IDDONAH</small>/G<small>IDANAH</small>]]
Variant spelling of [[GIDDONAH/GIDANAH|G<small>IDDONAH</small>/G<small>IDANAH</small>]]


Gidanah
====[http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/10.2?lang=eng#1 Alma 10:2]====
:[http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/10.2?lang=eng#1 Alma 10:2]
: P: Gidanah
::P: Gidanah
: 1830-1981: Giddonah
::1830-1981: Giddonah
: Discussion: The 1830 typesetter for some reason changed Gidanah, the spelling in P, to Giddonah. It is highly unlikely that Cowdery would have told the typesetter to change the name based on the later personage (in [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/30.23?lang=eng#22 Alma 30:23]), or that the typesetter would have made such a decision, since he only had access to 24 pages or so at a time. It is more reasonable to think that he simply misspelled the name. Gidanah is perfectly acceptable, in line with the Book of Mormon name [[RABBANAH|R<small>ABBANAH</small>]].
 
Discussion: The 1830 typesetter for some reason changed Gidanah, the spelling in P, to Giddonah. It is highly unlikely that Cowdery would have told the typesetter to change the name based on the later personage (in [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/30.23?lang=eng#22 Alma 30:23]), or that the typesetter would have made such a decision, since he only had access to 24 pages or so at a time. It is more reasonable to think that he simply misspelled the name. Gidanah is perfectly acceptable, in line with the Book of Mormon name [[RABBANAH|R<small>ABBANAH</small>]].
 
Summary: [[Royal J. Skousen|Skousen]] thinks Gidanah and Giddonah should be separate names.


Source: ''[[Royal Skousen, Analysis of Textual Variants in the Book of Mormon. 6 Parts. Provo, Utah: FARMS, Brigham Young University, 2004-2009.|ATV]]'' 3:1774; 6:3579.
Source: ''[[Royal Skousen, Analysis of Textual Variants in the Book of Mormon. 6 Parts. Provo, Utah: FARMS, Brigham Young University, 2004-2009.|ATV]]'' 3:1774; 6:3579.


[[Category:Variant Names]]
[[Category:Variant Names]]

Revision as of 15:51, 30 April 2016

Variant spelling of GIDDONAH/GIDANAH

Alma 10:2

P: Gidanah
1830-1981: Giddonah
Discussion: The 1830 typesetter for some reason changed Gidanah, the spelling in P, to Giddonah. It is highly unlikely that Cowdery would have told the typesetter to change the name based on the later personage (in Alma 30:23), or that the typesetter would have made such a decision, since he only had access to 24 pages or so at a time. It is more reasonable to think that he simply misspelled the name. Gidanah is perfectly acceptable, in line with the Book of Mormon name RABBANAH.

Source: ATV 3:1774; 6:3579.