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Variant Spellings of SHEARJASHUB

Shear Jashub

2 Nephi 17:3
P: Shear Jashub >+ Shear-Jashub
1830-1981: Shearjashub

Shear-Jashub

2 Nephi 17:3
P: Shear Jashub >+ Shear-Jashub
1830-1981: Shearjashub

Discussion: This name was first spelled as Shear Jashub in P; Cowdery added a hyphen later. Since this is a statement in HEBREW, we add a hyphen and capitalize the first word, as in the KJV.

Summary: Follow KJV Shear-jashub.

Source: ATV 2:709-10; 5:3329-31.