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|One of the Twelve Disciples of Jesus, son of [[NEPHI|N<small>EPHI</small>]] III (or possibly [[TIMOTHY|T<small>IMOTHY</small>]]), ca. 30 AD ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/19.4?lang=eng#3 3 Nephi 19:4])
|One of the Twelve Disciples of Jesus, son of [[NEPHI|N<small>EPHI</small>]]<sub>3</sub> (or possibly [[TIMOTHY|T<small>IMOTHY</small>]]), ca. 30 AD ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/19.4?lang=eng#3 3 Nephi 19:4])
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Revision as of 15:40, 19 March 2015

Lehite PN 1. One of the Twelve Disciples of Jesus, son of NEPHI3 (or possibly TIMOTHY), ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4)
2. Another of the Twelve Disciples of Jesus, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4)

Etymology

The PN JONAS may be the Greek form of the OT name Jonah, from the HEBREW yonah, "dove."[1]

Alternatively, JONAS may be from the HEBREW yo (=Yahu) + nes, "the Lord is a standard, banner."

Variants

Deseret Alphabet: 𐐖𐐄𐐤𐐊𐐝 (dʒoʊnʌs)

Notes


  1. See Sperry, The Book of Mormon Testifies, p. 305; cf. also Köhler-Baumgartner 2:402.