NEPHIHAH

Lehite PN	1.	Chief judge, 1st c. BC (Alma 4:17, 18, 20; 8:12; 50:37, 39) Variant in P MS Nephiah at Alma 4:17-18,20, 8:12.
Lehite GN	2.	City and land, perhaps named from No. 1, 1st c. BC (Alma 50:14; 51:24, 25, 26; 56:25; 59:5, 7, 8, 9, 11; 62:14, 18 (x3), 26, 30 (x2))
	3.	Plains, ca. 61 BC (Alma 62:18)
	4.	People of (Alma 59:5-8)

Etymology

Perhaps NEPHI with affixed theophoric יהה YHH (= YAHU) in Elephantine Documents 1:2, and 13:14. The earliest variant, NEPHIAH, would indeed strongly suggest the affixing of theophoric יה YAH.

See AMMONIHAH, CUMENIHAH, MATHONIHAH, MORONIHAH, ONIHAH, ORIHAH.

Cf. Book of Mormon NEPHI, LEHI-NEPHI, AHAH

See also Nephihah Variants

Variants

Nephiah

Deseret Alphabet: 𐐤𐐀𐐙𐐌𐐐𐐂 (niːfaɪhɑː)

Notes

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