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'''Etymology'''
'''Etymology'''


The title '''L<small>UCIFER</small>''' means “light bearer” in Latin, and is the Latin rendering of the [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] title ''hêlēl'' in [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/isa/14.12?lang=eng#11 Isaiah 14:12]. Other names in the Book of Mormon for '''L<small>UCIFER</small>''' include [[SATAN|S<small>ATAN</small>]] and [[DEVIL|D<small>EVIL</small>]].
The title '''L<small>UCIFER</small>''' means “light bearer” in Latin, and is the Latin rendering of the [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] word for "morning star," ''hêlēl'' in [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/isa/14.12?lang=eng#11 Isaiah 14:12]. Other names in the Book of Mormon for '''L<small>UCIFER</small>''' include [[SATAN|S<small>ATAN</small>]] and [[DEVIL|D<small>EVIL</small>]].


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

Revision as of 12:18, 11 September 2015

Biblical PN 1. Another title for SATAN, occurring only once in the Book of Mormon in an ISAIAH quote (2 Nephi 24:12 = Isaiah 14:12)

Etymology

The title LUCIFER means “light bearer” in Latin, and is the Latin rendering of the HEBREW word for "morning star," hêlēl in Isaiah 14:12. Other names in the Book of Mormon for LUCIFER include SATAN and DEVIL.

Variants

Deseret Alphabet: 𐐢𐐆𐐅𐐝𐐆𐐙𐐇𐐡 (lɪuːsɪfɛr)

Notes