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'''Variants'''
'''Variants'''


'''Deseret Alphabet:'''
'''[[Deseret Alphabet]]:''' π–π„π€πŠπ


'''Notes'''
'''Notes'''

Revision as of 09:41, 5 June 2013

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)

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: π–π„π€πŠπ

Notes


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