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From the Hebrew rām, “to rise, be exalted,” in the qal 3m.s. jussive, Jarom would mean “let [DN] be exalted” (JH).70 See also the Ugaritic PNs yrmʾl (“god is exalted,” or  
From the Hebrew rām, “to rise, be exalted,” in the qal 3m.s. jussive, Jarom would mean “let [DN] be exalted” (JH).<ref>Notice that if this etymology is correct, the Canaanite shift of long, accented “a” becoming long “o” holds true for Nephite. Notice the same name in Ebla, dya-ra-mu
(Pettinato, *), where the Canaanite shift has not take place.</ref> See also the Ugaritic PNs yrmʾl (“god is exalted,” or  
“let god be exalted”), yrmbʿl (“let Baal be exalted”), and the biblical PN Joram, “Jehovah has exalted” (JAT).
“let god be exalted”), yrmbʿl (“let Baal be exalted”), and the biblical PN Joram, “Jehovah has exalted” (JAT).


Cf. Book of Mormon [[RAMAH]], [[CUMORAH]], [[JEREMIAH]], [[JACOM]], and [[NAHOM]].
Cf. Book of Mormon [[RAMAH]], [[CUMORAH]], [[JEREMIAH]], [[JACOM]], and [[NAHOM]].


70 Notice that if this etymology is correct, the Canaanite shift of long, accented “a” becoming long “o” holds true for Nephite. Notice the same name in Ebla, dya-ra-mu
See also [[Jarom / Joram Variant]]
(Pettinato, *), where the Canaanite shift has not take place.


See also [[Jarom / Joram Variant]]
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Revision as of 12:34, 25 March 2011

Lehite PN 1. Scribe, son of Enos 4th – 5th c. BC (Jarom 1:1; Omni 1:1)

From the Hebrew rām, “to rise, be exalted,” in the qal 3m.s. jussive, Jarom would mean “let [DN] be exalted” (JH).[1] See also the Ugaritic PNs yrmʾl (“god is exalted,” or “let god be exalted”), yrmbʿl (“let Baal be exalted”), and the biblical PN Joram, “Jehovah has exalted” (JAT).

Cf. Book of Mormon RAMAH, CUMORAH, JEREMIAH, JACOM, and NAHOM.

See also Jarom / Joram Variant

Notes

  1. Notice that if this etymology is correct, the Canaanite shift of long, accented “a” becoming long “o” holds true for Nephite. Notice the same name in Ebla, dya-ra-mu (Pettinato, *), where the Canaanite shift has not take place.