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


The name '''MOSIAH''' may derive from the [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] for ''môšīʿyāhū'', "the Lord delivers, saves." The name can be parsed as the hiphil participle of the [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] root ''yšʿ'', "to save, deliver,"<ref>[[Ludwig Koehler|Ludwig Köhler]] and [[Walter Baumgartner]], ''Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament'', CD-Rom Edition (Leiden: Brill, 1994-2000).</ref> with the theophoric element ''yāhū'', "Jehovah, Lord." [[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]], ''y<sup>ə</sup>šaʿyāhū'', "the Lord is deliverance, salvation," presents a compelling analogue. The ''hiphil'' participle form—''môšīʿa''—occurs at least 17 times with verbal or nominal force in the Old Testament; cf., e.g., the participle without suffix, ''môšīʿa'' "deliverer," [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/judg/3.9?lang=eng#8 Judges 3:9]; and the participle with pronominal suffixes: [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/judg/3.15?lang=eng#14 Judges 3:15]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/2-sam/22.42?lang=eng#41 2 Samuel 22:42]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/isa/49.26?lang=eng#25 Isaiah 49:26]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/jer/14.18?lang=eng#17 Jeremiah 14:18]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/ps/7.11?lang=eng#10 Psalm 7:11]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/ps/17.7?lang=eng#6 17:7]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/ps/18.42?lang=eng#41 18:42]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/ps/106.21?lang=eng#20 106:21].
The [[Personal Name|PN]] '''M<small>OSIAH</small>''' may derive from the [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] ''môšīʿyāhū'', “the Lord delivers/saves.The name can be understood as the hiphil participle of the [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] root ישע ''yšʿ'', “to save, deliver,with the theophoric element ''yāhū'', as shortened form of “Jehovah/Lord.[[ISAIAH|I<small>SAIAH</small>]], ''y<sup>e</sup>šaʿyāhū'', “the Lord is deliverance/salvation,presents a compelling analogue.


Alternatively, '''M<small>OSIAH</small>''' may derive from the [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] ''mšḥ'', "messiah," though this does not produce the ''o'' vowel of the first syllable ([[Robert F. Smith|RFS]], [[John A. Tvedtnes|JAT]], [[Jo Ann Hackett|JH]]).
The hiphil participle form of ישע ''yšʿ'', ''môšīʿa'', occurs at least 17 times with verbal or nominal force in the Old Testament; cf., e.g., the participle without suffix, מושיע ''môšīʿa'' “deliverer,” [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/judg/3.9?lang=eng#8 Judges 3:9]; and the participle with pronominal suffixes: [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/judg/3.15?lang=eng#14 Judges 3:15]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/2-sam/22.42?lang=eng#41 2 Samuel 22:42]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/isa/49.26?lang=eng#25 Isaiah 49:26]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/jer/14.18?lang=eng#17 Jeremiah 14:18]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/ps/7.11?lang=eng#10 Psalm 7:11]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/ps/17.7?lang=eng#6 17:7]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/ps/18.42?lang=eng#41 18:42]; [http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/ps/106.21?lang=eng#20 106:21]. Alternatively, '''M<small>OSIAH</small>''' may simply be from the Hiphil participle form מושיע ''môšīʿa'', “deliverer,” with the name of deity suppressed, thus “(the Lord) is a deliverer.” As compelling as this etymology is, it does not account for the final ''h''.
 
The [[Personal Name|PN]] '''M<small>OSIAH</small>''' may also derive from the [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] משיח ''māšîaḥ'', “Messiah,though this does not produce the “o” vowel of the first syllable.


'''Variants'''
'''Variants'''
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'''Notes'''
'''Notes'''
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'''Bibliography'''
'''Bibliography'''
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*[[John Sawyer]] “What Was a Mosia?” ''Vetus Testamentum'' 15 (1965): 475–86 = FARMS reprint SAW-65. Provo, UT: [[Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies|FARMS]], 1989.
*[[John Sawyer]] “What Was a Mosia?” Provo, UT: FARMS, 1965.




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Lehite PN 1. NEPHITE prophet/king, father of BENJAMIN(Omni 1:12, 14, 15, 16, 17 (x3), 18 (x2), 19 (x2), 20, 23)
2. NEPHITE prophet/king, son of BENJAMIN, grandson of No. 1 (Mosiah 1:2, 10 (x2), 18; 2:1, 30, 32; 6:3, 4, 6, 7; 7:1, 2; 21:28; 22:14; 24:25; 25:1, 5, 7, 14, 19; 26:5, 8, 12; 27:1 (x2), 2, 8, 10, 34 (x2), 35; 28:1, 6, 7, 8, 10, 17, 18, 20; 29:1, 3, 4, 33, 37, 40, 46; Alma 1:1, 14; 10:19; 11:1, 4; 17:Preface, 1, 2, 6, 12, 16, 35; 19:23 (x2); 36:6; 48:18 (x2); Helaman 4:21, 22; 3 Nephi 2:5; Ether 4:1)

Etymology

The PN MOSIAH may derive from the HEBREW môšīʿyāhū, “the Lord delivers/saves.” The name can be understood as the hiphil participle of the HEBREW root ישע yšʿ, “to save, deliver,” with the theophoric element yāhū, as shortened form of “Jehovah/Lord.” ISAIAH, yešaʿyāhū, “the Lord is deliverance/salvation,” presents a compelling analogue.

The hiphil participle form of ישע yšʿ, môšīʿa, occurs at least 17 times with verbal or nominal force in the Old Testament; cf., e.g., the participle without suffix, מושיע môšīʿa “deliverer,” Judges 3:9; and the participle with pronominal suffixes: Judges 3:15; 2 Samuel 22:42; Isaiah 49:26; Jeremiah 14:18; Psalm 7:11; 17:7; 18:42; 106:21. Alternatively, MOSIAH may simply be from the Hiphil participle form מושיע môšīʿa, “deliverer,” with the name of deity suppressed, thus “(the Lord) is a deliverer.” As compelling as this etymology is, it does not account for the final h.

The PN MOSIAH may also derive from the HEBREW משיח māšîaḥ, “Messiah,” though this does not produce the “o” vowel of the first syllable.

Variants

Deseret Alphabet: 𐐣𐐄𐐝𐐌𐐂 (moʊsaɪɑː), 𐐣𐐃𐐝𐐌𐐂 (mɔːsaɪɑː)

Notes


Bibliography

  • John Sawyer “What Was a Mosia?” Vetus Testamentum 15 (1965): 475–86 = FARMS reprint SAW-65. Provo, UT: FARMS, 1989.
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