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|Apostle, son of [[NEPHI]] no. 3 | |Apostle, son of '''[[NEPHI]]''' no. 3, ca. 30 AD ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/3_ne/19/4#4 3 Nephi 19:4]) | ||
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|Son of No. 1, also an Apostle | |Son of No. 1, also an Apostle, ca. 30 AD ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/3_ne/19/4#4 3 Nephi 19:4]) | ||
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The PN '''JONAS''' may be the Greek form of the OT name Jonah, from the Hebrew ''yonah'', "dove."<ref>See Sperry, ''The Book of Mormon Testifies'', p. 305; cf. also Köhler-Baumgartner 2:402.</ref> | |||
Alternatively, '''JONAS''' may be from the Hebrew ''yo'' (=Yahu) + ''nes'', "the Lord is a standard, banner." | |||
This PN takes the form of the Greek transliteration of the OT name Jonah (Sperry, The Book of Mormon Testifies, p. 305). | This PN takes the form of the Greek transliteration of the OT name Jonah (Sperry, The Book of Mormon Testifies, p. 305). | ||
[[Category:Names]][[Category:Lehite PN]] | [[Category:Names]][[Category:Lehite PN]] | ||
Revision as of 12:32, 5 October 2011
| Lehite PN | 1. | Apostle, son of NEPHI no. 3, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) |
| 2. | Son of No. 1, also an Apostle, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) |
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." This PN takes the form of the Greek transliteration of the OT name Jonah (Sperry, The Book of Mormon Testifies, p. 305).
- ↑ See Sperry, The Book of Mormon Testifies, p. 305; cf. also Köhler-Baumgartner 2:402.
