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|Measure for Gold weight, ca. 82 BC ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/11.5,%209?lang=eng#4 Alma 11:5, 9]) | |Measure for Gold weight, ca. 82 BC ([http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/11.5,%209?lang=eng#4 Alma 11:5, 9]) | ||
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'''Etymology''' | '''Etymology''' | ||
The most obvious possibility is [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] ''šūm'' (Akkadian ''šūmu'', Sumerian | The most obvious possibility is [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] שום ''šūm'' (Akkadian ''šūmu'', Sumerian s u m, Arabic ''tūm'', Aramaic ''tūmâʾ'') “garlic,” an unusual but not implausible name for a measure | ||
of gold. | of gold. | ||
Less likely as the source for ''' | Less likely as the source for '''S<small>HUM</small>''' are Semitic cognates of [[HEBREW|H<small>EBREW</small>]] שם ''šēm'', “name, monument,” e.g., Akkadian ''šumu''. This root appears in the Ebla PNs ''ṭubi- šum'' and ''išma-šum'' as the theophoric element, according to Dahood (in Pettinato, ''Archives'') ([[John A. Tvedtnes|JAT]]). | ||
Unlikely is the meaning *”to value” for ''shum'' ([[George Reynolds|Reynolds]], Commentary on the Book of Mormon, IV, p. 282). | Unlikely is the meaning *”to value” for ''shum'' ([[George Reynolds|Reynolds]], ''Commentary on the Book of Mormon'', IV, p. 282). | ||
('''S<small>HUM</small>''' is not in the Bible, but it is found in [[MOSES|M<small>OSES</small>]]) | ('''S<small>HUM</small>''' is not in the Bible, but it is found in [[MOSES|M<small>OSES</small>]] 7:5,7) | ||
Cf. Book of Mormon [[SHEM|S<small>HEM</small>]], [[SHIM|S<small>HIM</small>]], et al. | Cf. Book of Mormon [[SHEM|S<small>HEM</small>]], [[SHIM|S<small>HIM</small>]], et al. | ||
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[[Category:Names]][[Category:Lehite noun]] | [[Category:Names]][[Category:Lehite noun]] | ||
<div style="text-align: center;"> [[SHULE|<<]] Shum [[SHURR|>>]] </div> | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:13, 22 November 2023
| Lehite noun | 1. | Measure for Gold weight, ca. 82 BC (Alma 11:5, 9) |
Etymology
The most obvious possibility is HEBREW שום šūm (Akkadian šūmu, Sumerian s u m, Arabic tūm, Aramaic tūmâʾ) “garlic,” an unusual but not implausible name for a measure of gold.
Less likely as the source for SHUM are Semitic cognates of HEBREW שם šēm, “name, monument,” e.g., Akkadian šumu. This root appears in the Ebla PNs ṭubi- šum and išma-šum as the theophoric element, according to Dahood (in Pettinato, Archives) (JAT).
Unlikely is the meaning *”to value” for shum (Reynolds, Commentary on the Book of Mormon, IV, p. 282).
(SHUM is not in the Bible, but it is found in MOSES 7:5,7)
Cf. Book of Mormon SHEM, SHIM, et al.
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐟𐐊𐐣 (ʃʌm)
Notes
Name Index
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