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|Name given to [[SATAN|S<small>ATAN</small>]] ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/24.12?lang=eng#11 2 Nephi 24:12] = [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/isa/14.12?lang=eng#11 Isaiah 14:12])
|Another title for [[SATAN|S<small>ATAN</small>]], occurring only once in the Book of Mormon in an [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] quote ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/24.12?lang=eng#11 2 Nephi 24:12] = [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/isa/14.12?lang=eng#11 Isaiah 14:12])
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'''Etymology'''
'''Etymology'''


'''LUCIFER''' is a name given to [[SATAN|S<small>ATAN</small>]] mentioned once in the [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]] section of the Book of Mormon but not mentioned as a separate PN or GN in the Book of Mormon. ''Lucifer'', meaning "light bearer," is the Latin Vulgate translation of the Greek Septuagint ''heosphóros'', "bringer of dawn," which in turn is the Greek translation of the Hebrew ''hêlēl ben šaḥar'', "shining one, son of the morning."
The title '''LUCIFER''' means “light bearer” in Latin, and is the Latin rendering of the Hebrew 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>]].


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

Revision as of 12:52, 21 May 2013

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 title hêlēl in Isaiah 14:12. Other names in the Book of Mormon for LUCIFER include SATAN and DEVIL.

Variants

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Notes