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Lehite PN & GN 1. Son of Mosiah No. 2, missionary, ca. 91 BC (Mosiah 27:34; Alma 31:32) | |Lehite PN & GN | ||
|1. Son of Mosiah No. 2, missionary, ca. 91 BC (Mosiah 27:34; Alma 31:32) | |||
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|2. City, perhaps named from No. 1 (Alma 51:26) | |||
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The name resembles biblical PNs with the element nēr, e.g., Abner, “the [divine] father is light” (see standard biblical commentaries for other examples). Omner could mean | The name resembles biblical PNs with the element nēr, e.g., Abner, “the [divine] father is light” (see standard biblical commentaries for other examples). Omner could mean | ||
“the [divine] kinsman is light” (JH), from ʿmm, “people, kinsman.” In the singular, “people, kinsman,” in Hebrew is ʿam. The GN probably was taken from the PN. | “the [divine] kinsman is light” (JH), from ʿmm, “people, kinsman.” In the singular, “people, kinsman,” in Hebrew is ʿam. The GN probably was taken from the PN. | ||
Cf. Book of Mormon | Cf. Book of Mormon [[OMNI]], [[COMNOR]], [[TEOMNER]], [[AMNOR]] | ||
[[Category:Names]] | [[Category:Names]] | ||
Revision as of 12:35, 17 February 2011
| Lehite PN & GN | 1. Son of Mosiah No. 2, missionary, ca. 91 BC (Mosiah 27:34; Alma 31:32) |
| 2. City, perhaps named from No. 1 (Alma 51:26) |
The name resembles biblical PNs with the element nēr, e.g., Abner, “the [divine] father is light” (see standard biblical commentaries for other examples). Omner could mean “the [divine] kinsman is light” (JH), from ʿmm, “people, kinsman.” In the singular, “people, kinsman,” in Hebrew is ʿam. The GN probably was taken from the PN.
