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09:0309:03, 18 February 2011 diff hist +233‎ Variant Index ‎No edit summary
09:0109:01, 18 February 2011 diff hist +332‎ N Gilgal / Gilgall Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Gilgal / Gilgall Variant''' -Ether 13:27 O: Gilgall >+ Gilgal PA: Gilgal 1830 – 1981 RLDS 1908 Discussion: Gilgall was later corrected to Gilgal in O Summary: Skouse..."
08:5908:59, 18 February 2011 diff hist +447‎ N Gidgiddonah Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Gidgiddonah Variant''' -Mormon 6:13 P: S2 Sidgiddonah > S1 Gidgiddonah Discussion: Scribe 2 wrote Sidgiddonah, which Scribe 1 corrected to Gidgiddonah in P. In Cowdery's ha..."
08:5808:58, 18 February 2011 diff hist +95‎ N Giddonah Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Giddonah Variant''' -Alma 30:23 OPA: Giddonah 1830 – 1981 RLDS 1908 Source: ATV 3:1774"
08:5708:57, 18 February 2011 diff hist +682‎ N Giddonah / Gidanah Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Giddonah / Gidanah Variant''' -Alma 10:2 P: Gidanah A: Giddonah 1830 – 1981 RLDS 1908 Discussion: The 1830 typesetter for some reason changed Gidanah, the spelling in ..."
08:5508:55, 18 February 2011 diff hist +2‎ Giddianhi / Gaddianhi Variant ‎No edit summary
08:5308:53, 18 February 2011 diff hist +851‎ N Giddianhi / Gaddianhi Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Giddianhi / Gaddianhi Variant''' -3 Nephi 3:9 PA: Giddianhi 1830 – 1981 RLDS 1908 -3 Nephi 3:12 P: Giddianhi 1830c – 1981 RLDS 1908 A: Gaddianhi > Giddianhi (in pr..."
08:5108:51, 18 February 2011 diff hist +412‎ N Gazelem Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Gazelem Variant''' Alma 37:23 OPA: Gazelem caps in all editions Discussion: Skousen says that it refers to servant, not the stone; other spellings outside Book of Mormon..."
08:4908:49, 18 February 2011 diff hist +428‎ N Galilee / Gallilee Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Galilee / Gallilee Variant''' 2 Nephi 19:1 P: Gallilee A: Galilee 1830 - ?? Discussion: This is one of the instances that suggests that Joseph Smith did not spell out bi..."
08:4708:47, 18 February 2011 diff hist −16‎ Gadianton / Gaddianton Variant ‎No edit summary
08:4608:46, 18 February 2011 diff hist +1,449‎ N Gadianton / Gaddianton Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Gadianton / Gaddianton Variant''' - Helaman 2:4 O: Gaddianton/Gadianton PA: Gadianton 1830 – 1981 RLDS 1908 Helaman 2:11 O: Gaddianton P: Gadiantom >% Gadianton 183..."
08:4208:42, 18 February 2011 diff hist +34‎ N Ezais/Ezaias Variant ‎ moved Ezais/Ezaias Variant to Ezias/Ezaias Variant current
08:4208:42, 18 February 2011 diff hist 0‎ m Ezias/Ezaias Variant ‎ moved Ezais/Ezaias Variant to Ezias/Ezaias Variant
08:4008:40, 18 February 2011 diff hist +158‎ Variant Index ‎No edit summary
08:3608:36, 18 February 2011 diff hist +562‎ N Ezrum/Ezrom Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Ezrom / Ezrum Vairant''' - Alma 11:6, 12 P: ezrum A: ezrom 1830 – 1981 RLDS 1908 Discussion: Spelled ezrum in P; O is not extant for these two occurrences. Zeezrom is ..."
08:3408:34, 18 February 2011 diff hist +799‎ N Ezias/Ezaias Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Ezias / Ezaias Variant''' - Helaman 8:20 P: Ezaias RLDS 1908 A: Ezias 1830 – 1981 RLDS 1874 1906: Esias Discussion: "The printer's manuscript reads Ezaias, but the 18..."
08:3308:33, 18 February 2011 diff hist +367‎ N Ethem/Etham Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Ethem / Etham Variant''' - Ether 11:11 P: Etham > Ethem A: Ethem 1830 – 1981 RLDS 1908 Discussion: Probably misspelled because of the unstressed final syllable Summa..."
08:3108:31, 18 February 2011 diff hist +313‎ N Emron/Emer Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Emron / Emer Variant''' - Moroni 9:2 P: Emer >+ Emron A: Emron 1830 – 1981 RLDS 1908 Discussion: Cowdery initially wrote Emer, probably because of this name appearing ..."
08:2908:29, 18 February 2011 diff hist +38‎ N Emer Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Emer Variant''' - Ether 1:28, 9:14"
08:2808:28, 18 February 2011 diff hist +6‎ Egypt Variant ‎No edit summary
08:2808:28, 18 February 2011 diff hist +6‎ Deseret Variant ‎No edit summary
08:2708:27, 18 February 2011 diff hist +264‎ N Egypt Variant ‎ Created page with "Egypt Variant - 1 Nephi 5:14 O: egipt - 1 Nephi 17:40 O: Egytt > Egypt Source: OM 79, 142 Other occurrences not discussed in ATV: 1 Nephi 5:15; 19:10; 2 Nephi 3:4, 10; 4:1..."
08:2608:26, 18 February 2011 diff hist 0‎ Deseret Variant ‎No edit summary
08:2508:25, 18 February 2011 diff hist +473‎ N Deseret Variant ‎ Created page with "Deseret Variant - Ether 2:3 1: Deseret >jg A: deseret Discussion: Deseret was changed to deseret by John Gilbert in 1; deseret appears to be a common noun, which justifies th..."
08:1808:18, 18 February 2011 diff hist +42‎ N Variant Abbreviation Symbols Key ‎ moved Variant Abbreviation Symbols Key to Variant Abbreviation Symbols current
08:1808:18, 18 February 2011 diff hist 0‎ m Variant Abbreviation Symbols ‎ moved Variant Abbreviation Symbols Key to Variant Abbreviation Symbols
08:1708:17, 18 February 2011 diff hist −4‎ Variant Index ‎No edit summary
08:1708:17, 18 February 2011 diff hist +8‎ Variant Index ‎No edit summary
08:1608:16, 18 February 2011 diff hist +46‎ N Variant Symbol Key ‎ moved Variant Symbol Key to Variant Abbreviation Symbols Key current
08:1608:16, 18 February 2011 diff hist 0‎ m Variant Abbreviation Symbols ‎ moved Variant Symbol Key to Variant Abbreviation Symbols Key
08:1508:15, 18 February 2011 diff hist +7‎ Variant Index ‎No edit summary
08:1308:13, 18 February 2011 diff hist +16‎ Variant Abbreviation Symbols ‎No edit summary
08:1108:11, 18 February 2011 diff hist +868‎ Variant Index ‎No edit summary

01:0001:00, 13 February 2011 diff hist +330‎ Variant Index ‎No edit summary
00:5700:57, 13 February 2011 diff hist +940‎ N Cumorah / Camorah / Comorah Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Cumorah / Camorah / Comorah''' - Variant Spelling - Mormon 6:2a 1: S2 Camorah > S1 Cumorah A: Camorah Discussion: Scribe 2 wrote Camorah, Scribe 1 corrected it to Cumo..."
00:5600:56, 13 February 2011 diff hist +100‎ N Cureloms Variant ‎ Created page with "'''cureloms''' - Variant Spelling - Ether 9:19a Source: ATV 6:3734, 3800; FARMS Critext, 2nd ed."
00:5500:55, 13 February 2011 diff hist +363‎ N Cumoms / comoms Variant ‎ Created page with "'''cumoms / comoms''' - Variant Spelling - Ether 9:19a 1A: cumoms - Ether 9:19b 1: comoms A: cumoms Discussion: For some reason Cowdery wrote the second instance as..."
00:5400:54, 13 February 2011 diff hist +288‎ N Cumenihah Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Cumenihah''' - Variant Spelling - Mormon 6:14 1: Cumenihah 1908R 1953R 1981 A: Camenihah 1830 – 1907 1911 1920 RLDS 1874 Discussion: The reading in 1, Cumenihah, ..."
00:5300:53, 13 February 2011 diff hist +134‎ N Cumeni Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Cumeni''' - Variant Spelling - Alma 57:7 01A: Cumeni 1841: Cumena typo - Alma 56:14, 57:8,12,23,31,34 Source: ATV 6:3637"
00:5200:52, 13 February 2011 diff hist +624‎ N Coriantumr / Coriantummer Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Coriantumr / Coriantummer''' - Variant Spelling - Helaman 1:15 0: Coriantummer > NULL 1A: Coriantumr Discussion: Cowdery spelled this name phonetically, and then Josep..."
00:5100:51, 13 February 2011 diff hist +176‎ N Corianton / Coreanton Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Corianton / Coreanton''' - Variant Spelling - Alma 49:30 0: Coreanton > Corianton Source: OM 405 Other occurrences not discussed in ATV: Alma 31:7; 39: Heading; 63:10"
00:5100:51, 13 February 2011 diff hist +347‎ N Comnor / Comron Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Comnor / Comron''' - Variant Spelling - Ether 14:28a, 28b 1: Comron A: Comnor Discussion: Although both instances of 1 clearly read Comron, the 1830 compositor set the..."
00:5000:50, 13 February 2011 diff hist +216‎ N Cohor / Coher Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Cohor / Coher''' - Variant Spelling - Ether 7:21a 0: Cohor / Coher 1A: Cohor (throughout Ether 7) - Ether 7:21b 0: Co{r(-)|h}o{r} (r overwritten by h) Coror > Coho..."
00:4800:48, 13 February 2011 diff hist +767‎ N Cherubim / Cherabs / Cherabims Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Cherubim / Cherabs / Cherabims''' - Variant Spelling - Alma 12:21 1: Cherabs > Cherabims >js Cherabim A: Cherubims B: cherubims 1837 – 1911 RLDS 1908 1953R 1920: ch..."
00:4600:46, 13 February 2011 diff hist +81‎ N Cezoram Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Cezoram''' - Variant Spelling - Helaman 5:1, 6:15, 19 Source: ATV 3:1507"
00:4500:45, 13 February 2011 diff hist 0‎ Variant Index ‎No edit summary
00:4500:45, 13 February 2011 diff hist +74‎ Variant Index ‎No edit summary
00:4300:43, 13 February 2011 diff hist +397‎ N Boaz Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Boaz''' - Variant Spelling - Mormon 4:20 1: Beaz > Boaz/Beaz A: Beaz B: Boaz 1837 – 1981 RLDS 1908 Discussion: The scribes often wrote their o's so they looked l..."
00:4200:42, 13 February 2011 diff hist +294‎ N Bethabara / Bethebara Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Bethabara / Bethebara''' - Variant Spelling - 1 Nephi 10:9 0: bethebara 1: Bethebara A: Bethabara Summary: The KJV spelling is Bethabara (followed by the 1830 typeset..."
00:4200:42, 13 February 2011 diff hist +239‎ N Babylon Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Babylon''' - Variant Spelling - 1 Nephi 10:3 0: babalon Summary: A clear error for the biblical name Source: OM 95 Other occurrences not discussed in ATV: 1 Nephi 1:13..."
00:4000:40, 13 February 2011 diff hist +268‎ Variant Index ‎No edit summary
00:3700:37, 13 February 2011 diff hist +1‎ Variant Index ‎No edit summary
00:3600:36, 13 February 2011 diff hist +252‎ Variant Index ‎No edit summary
00:3300:33, 13 February 2011 diff hist +103‎ Variant Index ‎No edit summary
00:3100:31, 13 February 2011 diff hist +407‎ N Antipas / Antipus Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Antipas / Antipus''' - Variant Spelling - Alma 47:7 0: Antipah >% Antipas - Alma 47:9 0: Antipus 1: Antipus > Antipas - Alma 47:10 0: Antipus > Antipas - Alma..."
00:3000:30, 13 February 2011 diff hist +303‎ N Antionum Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Antionum''' - Variant Spelling - Alma 43:5 0 1837: Antionum 1837 – 1981 RLDS 1908 1, A: Antionam - Alma 31:3, 43:22, Mormon 6:14 1: Antionum Discussion: ?? Ac..."
00:2900:29, 13 February 2011 diff hist +234‎ N Anti-Nephi-Lehies Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Anti-Nephi-Lehies''' - Variant Spelling - Alma 23:17 0, 1: AntiNephiLehies Discussion: Spelled AntiNephiLehies in 0 and 1. Acceptability: Scribal error; follow the 18..."
00:2800:28, 13 February 2011 diff hist +977‎ N Anti-Nephi-Lehi Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Anti-Nephi-Lehi''' - Variant Spelling - Alma 24:1 0: ( )NephiLehi 1: AntiNephi Lehi - Alma 24:2 0: AntiNep( ) 1: AntiNephiLehi - Alma 24:3 1: AntiNephiLehi..."
00:2600:26, 13 February 2011 diff hist +676‎ N Ani-Anti / Ani Anti Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Ani-Anti / Ani Anti''' - Variant Spelling - Alma 21:11 1: Anianti > Ani Anti >+ Ani-Anti 1852 1879 1888 1902-1907 1911 1920 1981 A: Ani-anti 1830 – 1849 1858W RLDS 19..."
00:2500:25, 13 February 2011 diff hist +560‎ N Angola / Angolah Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Angola / Angolah''' - Variant Spelling - Mormon 2:4 1: Angolah A: Angelah 1837: Angola 1837 – 1981, RLDS 1908 Discussion: since both 1 and A have an h at the end,..."
00:2400:24, 13 February 2011 diff hist +473‎ N Amulek Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Amulek''' - Variant Spelling - Helaman 5:10 1: Amalick corrected to Amulek Source: PM 728 Other occurrences not discussed in ATV: Alma 8:21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30; Alm..."
00:2200:22, 13 February 2011 diff hist +614‎ N Amoz Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Amoz''' - Variant Spelling - 2 Nephi 12:1 ||KJV Amoz 1: Amos > Amoz A: Amoz 1837 1840 1858W 1874R 1908R 1983 1841: Amos 1841 1849 1852 1879 1888 1902 1905 1906 1907 1..."
00:2100:21, 13 February 2011 diff hist +346‎ N Amnor, amnor / omnor Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Amnor, amnor / omnor''' - Variant Spelling - Alma 2:22 1A: Amnor Source: PM 399 - Alma 11:6 1A: amnor - Alma 11:11 1: S2 omnor > amnor > S1 omnor > amnor A: am..."
00:2000:20, 13 February 2011 diff hist +91‎ N Amoron Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Amoron''' - Variant Spelling - Moroni 9:7 1A: Amoron Source: ATV 3:1507, 6:3579-80"
00:1900:19, 13 February 2011 diff hist +459‎ N Ammoron / Amoron Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Ammoron / Amoron''' - Variant Spelling - Alma 52:3b 0: Ammon > Ammoron 1A: Ammoron Source: ATV 5: 2759 - Alma 54:1 0: Amamoron >+ Amoron 1A: Ammoron Source: ATV 6: 35..."
00:1700:17, 13 February 2011 diff hist +200‎ N Ammonites / Amonites Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Ammonites / Amonites''' - Variant Spelling - Alma 56:57 0: Amonites > Ammonites Discussion: Spelled Amonites but immediately corrected in 0 Acceptability: Scribal error..."
00:1600:16, 13 February 2011 diff hist +196‎ N Ammonihahites / Amonihahites Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Ammonihahites / Amonihahites''' - Variant Spelling - Alma 16:9 1: Amonihahites Discussion: Spelled Amonihahites in 1 by Oliver Cowdery Acceptability: Scribal error S..."
00:1500:15, 13 February 2011 diff hist +70‎ Ammonihah / Amonihah Variant ‎No edit summary
00:1400:14, 13 February 2011 diff hist +896‎ N Ammonihah / Amonihah Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Ammonihah / Amonihah''' - Variant Spelling - Alma 8:6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 16 1: S2 Ammonidah > S1 Ammonihah Discussion: In all of these instances, word was spelled as Ammonidah ..."
00:1200:12, 13 February 2011 diff hist +978‎ N Ammon / Ammen Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Ammon / Ammen''' - Variant Spelling - Alma 23:6 0, 1: Aaron > Ammon Discussion: Aaron was corrected by Cowdery to Ammon in both 0 and 1 Acceptability: Ammon is the cor..."
00:0900:09, 13 February 2011 diff hist +557‎ N Ammaron / Ammoron Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Ammaron / Ammoron''' - Variant Spelling - 4 Nephi 1:47 1: Ammoron > Ammaron A: Ammaron - 4 Nephi 1:48, 49; Mormon 1:2a, 1:2b, 5; 2:17a, 17b, 17c; 4:23 1: Ammoron A: Amma..."
00:0700:07, 13 February 2011 diff hist +654‎ N Amlicites / Amlikites Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Amlicites / Amlikites''' - Variant Spelling - Alma 2:11, 12 1: Amlikites Discussion: Probably also Amlikites in 0, "which would suggest that Joseph Smith pronounced Amlici..."
00:0600:06, 13 February 2011 diff hist +129‎ N Amaron Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Amaron''' - Variant Spelling - Omni 1-4 1A: Amaron (no 0) Source: ATV 3:1507, 6:3579-80 Summary: legitimate form of name"
00:0500:05, 13 February 2011 diff hist +232‎ N Amalickiahites Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Amalickiahites''' - Variant Spelling - Alma 46:28 , 35 0: Ameleckiahites - Alma 49:9 0: Ameleckiahites >+ Amelickiahites General Source: OM 385 passim Other occurren..."
00:0000:00, 13 February 2011 diff hist +1,932‎ N Amalickiah / Ameleckiah Variant ‎ Created page with "'''Amalickiah / Ameleckiah''' - Variant Spelling - Alma 46:5, 6; 47:19, 30; 49:10; 51:25 0: Ameleckiah >+ Amalickiah P 1830 Discussion: Spelled as Ameleckiah but immediatel..."

23:5823:58, 12 February 2011 diff hist +61‎ Variant Index ‎No edit summary
23:5623:56, 12 February 2011 diff hist +633‎ N Variant Abbreviation Symbols ‎ Created page with "'''Variant Symbol Key''' Symbols Used: 0 = original manuscript 1 = printer's manuscript A = 1830, Palmyra, New York edition B = 1837 Kirtland, Ohio edition S1 = Oliver Cowdery S..."
23:5323:53, 12 February 2011 diff hist +17‎ Amalekite(s) Amlicite(s) Variant ‎No edit summary
23:5223:52, 12 February 2011 diff hist +2‎ Amaleki Variants ‎No edit summary
23:5023:50, 12 February 2011 diff hist +14‎ Amaleki Variants ‎No edit summary
23:4823:48, 12 February 2011 diff hist +14‎ Abinadi Variants ‎No edit summary
23:4123:41, 12 February 2011 diff hist −12‎ AMALEKI ‎No edit summary
23:3923:39, 12 February 2011 diff hist −28‎ Abinadi Variants ‎No edit summary
23:3723:37, 12 February 2011 diff hist +29‎ N Abinadi Varient ‎ moved Abinadi Varient to Abinadi Variant: Wrong spelling
23:3723:37, 12 February 2011 diff hist 0‎ m Abinadi Variants ‎ moved Abinadi Varient to Abinadi Variant: Wrong spelling
23:3623:36, 12 February 2011 diff hist +1,384‎ N Amalekite(s) Amlicite(s) Variant ‎ Created page with "Amalekite(s) Amlicite(s) Variant - Alma 24:1a, 28 0: Amelicites - Alma 27:2 0: Amelic( ) - Alma 43:6a 0: Amaleckites - Alma 43:6b 0: Amelekites - Alma 43:13 0: Amalick..."
23:3223:32, 12 February 2011 diff hist +348‎ N Amaleki Variants ‎ Created page with "<pre>Amaleki - Omni 1:23 1: Ameleki >+ Amaleki Discussion: First Ameleki, then fixed later to Amaleki by Oliver Cowdery in 1 Acceptability: Scribal error; Amaleki correct So..."
23:3123:31, 12 February 2011 diff hist +617‎ N Varient Symbols ‎ Created page with "<pre>Symbols Used: 0 = original manuscript 1 = printer's manuscript A = 1830, Palmyra, New York edition B = 1837 Kirtland, Ohio edition S1 = Oliver Cowdery S2 = unknown scribe x ..." current
23:3023:30, 12 February 2011 diff hist +1,011‎ N Abinadi Variants ‎ Created page with "<pre>Abinadi - Mosiah 26:15 1: Aminadi > NULL Discussion: Scribe 2 wrote Aminadi but immediately caught his error and changed it to Abinadi in 1. It was the first time that Sc..."

13:4913:49, 11 February 2011 diff hist +8‎ SARIAH ‎No edit summary
13:4613:46, 11 February 2011 diff hist −650‎ SARIAH ‎No edit summary
13:3113:31, 11 February 2011 diff hist +1‎ SARIAH ‎No edit summary
13:2813:28, 11 February 2011 diff hist +124‎ SARIAH ‎No edit summary
13:1613:16, 11 February 2011 diff hist −33‎ SARIAH ‎No edit summary
13:1013:10, 11 February 2011 diff hist +181‎ SARIAH ‎No edit summary

11:3311:33, 7 February 2011 diff hist +29‎ N Abbreviations ‎ Created page with "<pre>Abbreviation List </pre>"
11:3111:31, 7 February 2011 diff hist +19‎ Main Page ‎No edit summary

02:3802:38, 3 February 2011 diff hist +19,272‎ Preface ‎No edit summary
01:5201:52, 3 February 2011 diff hist −7‎ Foreword ‎No edit summary
01:2101:21, 3 February 2011 diff hist +2,308‎ Foreword ‎No edit summary
01:1801:18, 3 February 2011 diff hist +83‎ N Fun Facts ‎ Created page with "<pre>Fun Facts About Our Onomasticon The Book of Mormon contains 387 names. </pre>"
01:1701:17, 3 February 2011 diff hist +15‎ Main Page ‎No edit summary
01:1301:13, 3 February 2011 diff hist +8‎ Main Page ‎No edit summary
01:1201:12, 3 February 2011 diff hist +5‎ Main Page ‎No edit summary
01:1101:11, 3 February 2011 diff hist +24‎ N Index ‎ moved Index to Name Index current
01:1101:11, 3 February 2011 diff hist 0‎ m Name Index ‎ moved Index to Name Index
01:1101:11, 3 February 2011 diff hist +99‎ Main Page ‎No edit summary
01:0401:04, 3 February 2011 diff hist −306‎ Main Page ‎No edit summary
00:5700:57, 3 February 2011 diff hist +214‎ N ZORAMITE(S) ‎ Created page with "<pre>ZORAMITE(S) Lehite gentilic 1. Descendants of Zoram No. 1 (Jacob 1:13; Mormon 1:8) 2. Followers of Zoram No. 3, perhaps same as Zoramites No. 1 (Alma 30:59; 3 Nep..."
00:5600:56, 3 February 2011 diff hist +1,632‎ N ZORAM ‎ Created page with "<pre>ZORAM Lehite PN 1. Servant of Laban at Jerusalem, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 4:35; Alma 54:23) 2. General, ca. 81 BC (Alma 16:5, 7) 3. Apostate, ca. 74 BC (Alma 30:59; 3..."
00:5400:54, 3 February 2011 diff hist +153‎ N ZION ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ZION Biblical GN Gathering of the Lord’s people (1 Nephi 13:37; Moroni 10:31) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
00:5400:54, 3 February 2011 diff hist +2,170‎ N ZIFF ‎ Created page with "<pre>ZIFF Lehite noun Apparently a metal, for it is listed with silver, iron, brass and copper, in a text relating to ca. 160 BC and referring to materials used by King Noah ..."
00:5200:52, 3 February 2011 diff hist +436‎ N ZERIN ‎ Created page with "<pre>ZERIN Jaredite GN Mountain, perhaps in the Old World (Ether 12:30) Cf. Qatabanian ESA z.rm, name of a mountain pass (ANET 668b). Arabic s.rm means “to be sharp” and ..."
00:5200:52, 3 February 2011 diff hist +1,736‎ N ZERAM ‎ Created page with "<pre>ZERAM Lehite PN Spy, ca. 87 BC (Alma 2:22) To the root ṣr, “XX” it would be possible to add ʿam, “people,” rendering the name “distress of the people.” Fo..."
00:5000:50, 3 February 2011 diff hist +1,292‎ N ZERAHEMNAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>ZERAHEMNAH Lehite PN Dissenter, general in Lamanite army, ca. 74 BC (Alma 43:5; 44:19) The first part of the name could be related to the first part of Zarahemla. Hebre..."
00:4900:49, 3 February 2011 diff hist +1,111‎ N ZENOS ‎ Created page with "<pre>†ZENOS Brass Plates PN Old World Prophet (1 Nephi 19:10; 3 Nephi 10:16) Cf. s.ena-n and s.a'ana-n, placenames in Joshua 15:37 and Micah 1:11, perhaps related to the wor..."
00:4800:48, 3 February 2011 diff hist +1,558‎ N ZENOCK ‎ Created page with "<pre>†ZENOCK Brass Plates PN Old World prophet (1 Nephi 19:10; 3 Nephi 10:16) According to Reynolds, s.t. spelled Zenoch in earlier editions. Possible etymologies are: (1) ..."
00:4700:47, 3 February 2011 diff hist +783‎ N ZENIFF ‎ Created page with "<pre>ZENIFF Lehite PN King of LehiNephi, ca. 200 BC (Mosiah 7:9; 25:5) “Zeniff certainly suggests the name Zainab and its variants, popular among the desert people, of whic..."
00:4500:45, 3 February 2011 diff hist +375‎ N ZENEPHI ‎ Created page with "<pre>ZENEPHI Lehite PN Apparently a renegade general, ca. 400 AD (Moroni 9:16) Possibly Egyptian z3-nfy, “son of Nephi/the chief,” from z3 (=sa) + nfy (q.v.) (RFS). Pos..."
00:4400:44, 3 February 2011 diff hist +1,968‎ N ZEMNARIHAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>ZEMNARIHAH Lehite PN Gadianton robber chief, 1st c. AD (3 Nephi 4:17, 22–23, 28) Cf. Egyptian PN zmn-h3-r`. The Book of Mormon version merely switches the order of th..."
00:4300:43, 3 February 2011 diff hist +3,012‎ N ZEEZROM ‎ Created page with "<pre>ZEEZROM Lehite PN 1. Lawyer and convert from Ammonihah, ca. 82 BC (Alma 10:31; Helaman 5:41) 2. City, probably named from No. 1, ca. 65 BC (Alma 56:14) Some comment..."
00:4100:41, 3 February 2011 diff hist +227‎ N ZEDEKIAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ZEDEKIAH Biblical PN 1. King of Judah, ca. 598 BC (1 Nephi 1:4; Helaman 8:21) Lehite PN 2. Apostle, ca. 30 AD, perhaps named from No.1 (3 Nephi 19:4) For the etymolo..."
00:4000:40, 3 February 2011 diff hist +133‎ N ZECHARIAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ZECHARIAH Biblical PN The son of Jeberechiah (2 Nephi 18:2) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
00:3900:39, 3 February 2011 diff hist +130‎ N ZEBULUN ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ZEBULUN Biblical PN Son of Jacob and Leah (2 Nephi 19:1) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
00:3800:38, 3 February 2011 diff hist +2,119‎ N ZARAHEMLA ‎ Created page with "<pre>ZARAHEMLA Mulekite PN & GN 1. Descendant of Mulek, ca. 225 BC (Omni 14; Helaman 1:15) 2. City and land apparently named from No. 1, known from at least ca. 225 BC (Om..."
00:3600:36, 3 February 2011 diff hist +127‎ N UZZIAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*UZZIAH Biblical PN King of Judah (2 Nephi 16:1; 17:1) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
00:3600:36, 3 February 2011 diff hist +114‎ N URIAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*URIAH Biblical PN A priest (2 Nephi 18:2) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
00:3500:35, 3 February 2011 diff hist +1,537‎ N TUBALOTH ‎ Created page with "<pre>TUBALOTH Lehite PN King of Lamanites, 1st c. BC (Helaman 1:16) This word resembles Hebrew tubāl, as in the PNs Tubal (Genesis 10:2) and TubalCain (Genesis 4:22) and the..."
00:3400:34, 3 February 2011 diff hist +1,429‎ N TIMOTHY ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡TIMOTHY Lehite PN Apostle, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) Apparently Greek, cf. NT timoeos, Timothy. Nibley notes that Timothy is an Ionian name and that the Greeks in Pale..."
00:3200:32, 3 February 2011 diff hist +773‎ N TEOMNER ‎ Created page with "<pre>TEOMNER Lehite PN Military officer, ca. 63 BC (Alma 58:16, 19–20, 23) If the te- comes from the demonstrative pronoun,118 the name would mean, “The one of/from Omner..."
00:3000:30, 3 February 2011 diff hist +1,326‎ N TEANCUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>TEANCUM Lehite PN & GN 1. Soldier, ca. 67 BC (Alma 50:35; 62:37) 2. City, 4th c. AD (Mormon 4:3, 6–7, 14) No etymology is suggested. Perhaps tʾnq, tʾnk, tʾng, tʿ..."
00:2900:29, 3 February 2011 diff hist +122‎ N TARSHISH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*TARSHISH Biblical GN A port city (2 Nephi 12:16) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
00:2800:28, 3 February 2011 diff hist +134‎ N TABEAL ‎ Created page with "<pre>*TABEAL Biblical PN Father of an intended king (2 Nephi 17:6) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
00:2800:28, 3 February 2011 diff hist +155‎ N SYRIANS ‎ Created page with "<pre>*SYRIANS Biblical gentilic The people of Syria (2 Nephi 19:12) Gentilic of syria For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
00:2700:27, 3 February 2011 diff hist +164‎ N SYRIA ‎ Created page with "<pre>*SYRIA Biblical GN The country north and northeast of Palestine (2 Nephi 17:1, 2, 4–5, 8) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
00:2600:26, 3 February 2011 diff hist +156‎ N SOLOMON ‎ Created page with "<pre>*SOLOMON Biblical PN King of Israel after King David (2 Nephi 5:16; 3 Nephi 13:29) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
00:2500:25, 3 February 2011 diff hist +144‎ N SODOM ‎ Created page with "<pre>*SODOM Biblical GN Wicked city that was destroyed (2 Nephi 13:9; 23:19) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
00:2500:25, 3 February 2011 diff hist +1,174‎ N SIRON ‎ Created page with "<pre>SIRON Lehite GN Land, ca. 73 BC (Alma 39:3) This GN is surprisingly close to the Phoenician name for Mount Hermon, namely, śiryon (Deuteronomy 3:9 and Psalms 29:6), Sir..."
00:2300:23, 3 February 2011 diff hist +125‎ N SINIM ‎ Created page with "<pre>*SINIM Biblical GN A distant country (1 Nephi 21:12) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
00:2300:23, 3 February 2011 diff hist +144‎ N SINAI ‎ Created page with "<pre>*SINAI Biblical GN Mountain where God visited Moses (Mosiah 12:33; 13:5) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
00:2200:22, 3 February 2011 diff hist +642‎ N SIDON ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡SIDON Lehite GN River, ca. 87 BC (Alma 2:15; Mormon 1:10) Since this river passed through Zarahemla, and Zarahemla was first settled by Mulekites, it is likely that t..."
00:2100:21, 3 February 2011 diff hist +892‎ N SIDOM ‎ Created page with "<pre>SIDOM Lehite GN Land (and city?), 2nd c. BC (Alma 15:1; 15:17) (place or river?—see Alma 2:17 PMS & 1830 & cf. 1:15) The most plausible suggestion for this GN is a mi..."
00:2000:20, 3 February 2011 diff hist +634‎ N SHURR ‎ Created page with "<pre>SHURR Jaredite GN Valley (Ether 14:28) No etymology is suggested. If ancient Near Eastern known languages can be appealed to for Jaredite etymologies, then perhaps the b..."
00:1900:19, 3 February 2011 diff hist +729‎ N SHUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>SHUM Lehite noun Measure for Gold weight, ca. 82 BC (Alma 11:5, 9) The most obvious possibility is Hebrew šūm (Akkadian šūmu, Sumerian s u m, Arabic tūm, Aramaic t..."
00:1800:18, 3 February 2011 diff hist +163‎ SHULE ‎No edit summary
00:1700:17, 3 February 2011 diff hist +88‎ N SHULE ‎ Created page with "<pre>SHULE Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:30–31; 7:27) No etymology is suggested. </pre>"
00:1600:16, 3 February 2011 diff hist +111‎ N SHIZ ‎ Created page with "<pre>SHIZ Jaredite PN Rebel (Ether 14:17; 15:31) No etymology is suggested. Cf. Book of Mormon Shez </pre>"
00:1500:15, 3 February 2011 diff hist +283‎ N SHINAR ‎ Created page with "<pre>*SHINAR Biblical GN Place of Judah’s captivity (2 Nephi 21:11) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. See also Reynolds, Dictionary of the Book of Mo..."
00:1500:15, 3 February 2011 diff hist +573‎ N SHIMNILOM ‎ Created page with "<pre>SHIMNILOM Lehite GN City, 1st c. BC (Alma 23:12) No etymology is suggested. Perhaps the name could be divided into šmn and ilom, in which case, the former may be “oi..."
00:1400:14, 3 February 2011 diff hist +2,140‎ N SHIM ‎ Created page with "<pre>SHIM Jaredite GN 1. Hill (Ether 9:3). Since this is in the record given by Nephi, it is likely that he gives the Nephite, rather than the Jaredite, name of the hill, hence..."
00:1100:11, 3 February 2011 diff hist +949‎ N SHILOM ‎ Created page with "<pre>SHILOM Lehite GN City and land, near the city of Nephi, ca. 121 BC (Mosiah 7:5; Alma 23:12) The most obvious derivation is from the root šlm, “to be complete,” from..."
00:0900:09, 3 February 2011 diff hist +116‎ N SHILOAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*SHILOAH Biblical GN A spring (2 Nephi 18:6) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
00:0800:08, 3 February 2011 diff hist +232‎ N SHIBLUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>SHIBLUM Lehite noun Silver currency, ca. 82 BC (Alma 11:16–17) See also Shiblom and Shiblon. The derivation from the root of biblical Shibbolet, “ear of grain,” wo..."
00:0700:07, 3 February 2011 diff hist +1,529‎ N SHIBLON ‎ Created page with "<pre>SHIBLON, SHIBLON(S) Jaredite PN 1. King (Ether 1:11–12; called Shiblom in Ether 11:4–5, 7, 9?) Lehite PN & noun 2. Son of Alma No. 2, ca. 82 BC (Alma 31:7; 63:17) ..."
00:0600:06, 3 February 2011 diff hist +949‎ N SHIBLOM ‎ Created page with "<pre>SHIBLOM Jaredite PN 1. Jaredite king and son of Com (Ether 11:4–5, 7–9) Lehite PN 2. General, 4th c. AD (Mormon 6:14) This is one of many Jaredite names that see..."
00:0400:04, 3 February 2011 diff hist +152‎ N SHEZ ‎ Created page with "<pre>SHEZ Jaredite PN 1. King (Ether 1:24; 10:4) 2. Prince, son of No. 1 (Ether 10:3) No etymology is suggested. Cf. Book of Mormon Shiz </pre>"
00:0300:03, 3 February 2011 diff hist +5,991‎ N SHEUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>SHEUM Lehite noun Plantfood, ca. 200 BC (Mosiah 9:9) The fact that the Prophet Joseph Smith did not translate this name but rather transliterated it, means that he did n..."
00:0000:00, 3 February 2011 diff hist +637‎ N SHERRIZAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>SHERRIZAH Lehite GN City and tower, early 5th c. AD (Moroni 9:7, 16–17) It is possible that this GN derives from Hebrew šrs͂, “to swarm, teem” in a Qal verbal n..."

23:5923:59, 2 February 2011 diff hist +4,078‎ N SHEREM ‎ Created page with "<pre>SHEREM Lehite PN Apostate, late 6th or early 5th c. BC (Jacob 7:1, 7) This PN looks like a segholate from the root šrm, but the root does not exist in Hebrew (JH). It i..."
23:5623:56, 2 February 2011 diff hist +356‎ N SHEMNON ‎ Created page with "<pre>SHEMNON Lehite PN Apostle, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) Perhaps Hebrew *šemnōn from Hebrew šemen, “oil” (JAT), with the ending ōn, for example, as on the PN Gideon. ..."
23:5523:55, 2 February 2011 diff hist +2,004‎ N SHEMLON ‎ Created page with "<pre>SHEMLON Lehite GN Land, ca. 178 BC (Mosiah 10:7; Alma 23:12) As has been pointed out (JH), the ending -ōn is a good form for a GN. Unfortunately, no Semitic root šml e..."
23:5423:54, 2 February 2011 diff hist +280‎ N SHEM ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡SHEM Lehite GN & PN 1. City and land, 4th c. AD (Mormon 2:20–21) 2. General, 4th c. AD (Mormon 6:14) This name also appears in the Bible; for the etymology see th..."
23:5323:53, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,748‎ N SHELEM ‎ Created page with "<pre>SHELEM Jaredite GN Mountain in Old World, “which they called” Shelem “because of its exceeding height” (Ether 3:1) No etymology is suggested. If Semitic language..."
23:5123:51, 2 February 2011 diff hist +127‎ N SHEARJASHUB ‎ Created page with "<pre>*SHEARJASHUB Biblical PN Son of Isaiah (2 Nephi 17:3) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:5023:50, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,234‎ N SHAZER ‎ Created page with "<pre>SHAZER Lehite GN One of Lehi’s camps in Arabia, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 16:13–14) Hebrew *shazer, “to spin, to twist” (Sperry, Book of Mormon Testifies, p. 59) seems..."
23:4923:49, 2 February 2011 diff hist +393‎ N SHARED ‎ Created page with "<pre>SHARED Jaredite PN Rebel leader (Ether 13:23; Ether 14:8) No etymology is suggested. If Semitic languages can be appealed to for derivations of Jaredite names, Ugaritic ..."
23:4823:48, 2 February 2011 diff hist +320‎ N SETH ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡SETH Jaredite PN Son of Shiblom, prince (Ether 1:10–11; 11:9) This name also appears in the biblical onomasticon. See the standard biblical commentaries for the ety..."
23:4723:47, 2 February 2011 diff hist +129‎ N SERAPHIM ‎ Created page with "<pre>*SERAPHIM Biblical noun Angelic beings (2 Nephi 16:2, 6) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:4723:47, 2 February 2011 diff hist +256‎ N SEON ‎ Created page with "<pre>SEON Lehite noun Gold currency, ca. 82 BC (Alma 11:5, 8–9) Possibly this noun could derive from the biblical seʾāh, a measure of grain (RFS; and Reynolds, Commentary..."
23:4623:46, 2 February 2011 diff hist +193‎ N SENUM(S) ‎ Created page with "<pre>SENUM(S) Lehite noun Silver currency, ca. 82 BC (Alma 11:3, 6–7, 11–12, 15) Perhaps Arabic snm, “to ascend” (RFS) should be considered. Cf. Book of Mormon Seni..."
23:4623:46, 2 February 2011 diff hist +673‎ N SENINE ‎ Created page with "<pre>SENINE Lehite noun Gold currency, ca. 82 BC (Alma 11:3; 3 Nephi 12:26) No etymology is suggested. A Hebrew root such as snn or śnn would be ideal. ṣll, “to lift ..."
23:4423:44, 2 February 2011 diff hist +718‎ N SEEZORAM ‎ Created page with "<pre>SEEZORAM Lehite PN Member of Gadianton band, elected chief judge ca. 26 BC (Helaman 9:23, 26–27) This name seems to consist of two elements, see and zoram. The latter ..."
23:4423:44, 2 February 2011 diff hist +196‎ N SEBUS ‎ Created page with "<pre>SEBUS Lehite GN Waters in land of Ishmael, ca. 90 BC (Alma 17:26; 19:21) Perhaps biblical sbāʾ or š/ś/sbʿ or more likely a b between two sibilants. Cf. Biblical ..."
23:4323:43, 2 February 2011 diff hist +55‎ SEANTUM ‎No edit summary
23:4223:42, 2 February 2011 diff hist +520‎ N SEANTUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>SEANTUM Lehite PN Member of Gadianton band, brother of Chief Judge Seezoram; ca. 23 BC both were murdered (Helaman 9:26) The element antum occurs in several Book of Morm..."
23:4123:41, 2 February 2011 diff hist +127‎ N SAUL ‎ Created page with "<pre>*SAUL Biblical PN First king of Israel (2 Nephi 20:29) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:4023:40, 2 February 2011 diff hist +152‎ N SATAN ‎ Created page with "<pre>*SATAN Biblical PN The great deceiver of mankind (1 Nephi 13:29; Moroni 9:3) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:3923:39, 2 February 2011 diff hist +2,236‎ N SARIAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>SARIAH Lehite PN Wife of Lehi No. 1, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 2:5; 8:14) The feminine personal name Sariah is attested, albeit in a partial restoration, in the Aramaic papy..."
23:3723:37, 2 February 2011 diff hist +121‎ N SARAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*SARAH Biblical PN Wife of Abraham (2 Nephi 8:2) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:3623:36, 2 February 2011 diff hist +260‎ N SAMUEL ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡SAMUEL Biblical PN 1. Prophet (3 Nephi 20:24) Lehite PN 2. Prophet, perhaps named from No. 1, who, being an Ephraimite, was also a descendant of Joseph (Helaman 13..."
23:3523:35, 2 February 2011 diff hist +148‎ N SAMARIA ‎ Created page with "<pre>*SAMARIA Biblical GN Capital of the kingdom of Israel (2 Nephi 17:9; 20:11) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:3423:34, 2 February 2011 diff hist +993‎ N SAM ‎ Created page with "<pre>SAM Lehite PN Son of Lehi I, brother of Nephi I, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 2:5; Alma 3:6) No etymology is suggested. None of the suggestions for this name seem adequate. As ea..."
23:3423:34, 2 February 2011 diff hist +137‎ N SALEM ‎ Created page with "<pre>*SALEM Biblical GN A former name for Jerusalem (Alma 13:17–18) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:3323:33, 2 February 2011 diff hist +463‎ N RIPLIANCUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>RIPLIANCUM Jaredite GN Waters, meaning “large, to exceed all” (Ether 15:8) No etymology is suggested. As suggested for the preceding name, this name may be composed..."
23:3223:32, 2 February 2011 diff hist +872‎ N RIPLAKISH ‎ Created page with "<pre>RIPLAKISH Jaredite PN King, son of Shez (Ether 1:23; 10:9) No etymology is suggested. This name seems to be a combination of two elements, ripla and kish. If this is th..."
23:3123:31, 2 February 2011 diff hist +660‎ N RIPLAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>RIPLAH Lehite GN Place, ca. 74 BC (Alma 43:31, 35) Confer the biblical GN Riblah, with interchange of b and p (JH, JAT, RFS). In some Semitic languages [b] and [p] are..."
23:3023:30, 2 February 2011 diff hist +127‎ N REZIN ‎ Created page with "<pre>*REZIN Biblical PN King of Syria (2 Nephi 17:1; 19:11) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:2923:29, 2 February 2011 diff hist +135‎ N REMALIAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*REMALIAH Biblical PN The father of Pekah (2 Nephi 17:1, 4, 5) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:2823:28, 2 February 2011 diff hist +152‎ N RED SEA ‎ Created page with "<pre>*RED SEA Biblical GN A sea between Egypt and Arabia (1 Nephi 2:5; Helaman 8:11) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:2723:27, 2 February 2011 diff hist +3,379‎ N RAMEUMPTOM ‎ Created page with "<pre>RAMEUMPTOM Lehite noun Prayerstand, ca. 74 BC (Alma 31:21) The first element of the name is perhaps related to Hebrew râm, “to be high, exalted,” the same root tha..."
23:2523:25, 2 February 2011 diff hist +193‎ N RAMATH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*RAMATH Biblical GN A town in Benjamin (2 Nephi 20:29) This GN is called Ramah in the corresponding passage in Isaiah. For the etymology see the standard biblical comme..."
23:2423:24, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,995‎ N RAMAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡RAMAH Jaredite GN Hill (Ether 15:11) = Cumorah Despite the fact that ramah appears only in an Isaiah passage (2 Nephi 20:19-Wrong) (ramath appears in 2 Nephi 20:29) a..."
23:2323:23, 2 February 2011 diff hist +126‎ N RAHAB ‎ Created page with "<pre>*RAHAB Biblical noun Mythical creature (2 Nephi 8:9) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:2223:22, 2 February 2011 diff hist +131‎ N RACA ‎ Created page with "<pre>*RACA Biblical noun (NT) A term of derision (3 Nephi 12:22) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:2123:21, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,676‎ N RABBANAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>RABBANAH Lehite title Occurs with the gloss “powerful or great king,” ca. 90 BC (Alma 18:13) This honorific title, which the Book of Mormon itself glosses with “p..."
23:2023:20, 2 February 2011 diff hist +160‎ N PHILISTINES ‎ Created page with "<pre>*PHILISTINES Biblical gentilic The early inhabitants of Palestine (2 Nephi 12:6, 12, 14) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:1923:19, 2 February 2011 diff hist +133‎ N PHARAOH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*PHARAOH Biblical PN Ruler of Egyptians (1 Nephi 4:2; 17:27) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:1823:18, 2 February 2011 diff hist +143‎ N PEKAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*PEKAH Biblical PN A king that invaded Judah with Rezin (2 Nephi 17:1) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:1723:17, 2 February 2011 diff hist +122‎ N PATHROS ‎ Created page with "<pre>*PATHROS Biblical GN Upper Egypt (2 Nephi 21:11) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:1623:16, 2 February 2011 diff hist +142‎ N PALESTINA ‎ Created page with "<pre>*PALESTINA Biblical GN Another name for Palestine (2 Nephi 24:29, 31) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:1623:16, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,362‎ N PAHORAN ‎ Created page with "<pre>PAHORAN Lehite PN 1. Judge, son of Nephihah No. 1, ca. 68–53 BC (Alma 50:40; Helaman 1:2) 2. Judge, son of No. 1, d. 52 BC (Helaman 1:3; 2:3) In both Book of M..."
23:1423:14, 2 February 2011 diff hist +169‎ N PAGAG ‎ Created page with "<pre>PAGAG Jaredite PN Nephew of Jared (Ether 6:25–26) No etymology is suggested. Possibly cf. Book of Mormon Paanchi, Pacumeni, Pahoran, Pathros, Pachus. </pre>"
23:1423:14, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,160‎ N PACUMENI ‎ Created page with "<pre>PACUMENI Lehite PN Judge, son of Pahoran No. 1, ca. 52 BC (Helaman 1:3, 6, 13, 21) This name contains what appears to be a Jaredite element, kumen/cumen, and thus an E..."
23:1323:13, 2 February 2011 diff hist +495‎ N PACHUS ‎ Created page with "<pre>PACHUS Lehite PN Rebel king, leader of the king-men, ca. 63 BC (Alma 62:6–9) Nibley has suggested Egyptian p3-ḥsy, “he [DN] is praised” (LID, 30). Pachus is muc..."
23:1223:12, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,207‎ N PAANCHI ‎ Created page with "<pre>PAANCHI Lehite PN Contender for the Judgement seat, son of Pahoran No. 1, d. 52 BC (Helaman 1:3,7) Perhaps this is the name given to Joseph by Pharaoh, paʿnēaḥ, Pa..."
23:1023:10, 2 February 2011 diff hist +820‎ N ORIHAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>ORIHAH Jaredite PN King, son of Jared (Ether 1:32; 7:1) No etymology is suggested. If Semitic languages can be appealed to for Jaredite etymologies, then it may be that..."
23:0923:09, 2 February 2011 diff hist +129‎ N OREB ‎ Created page with "<pre>*OREB Biblical GN A rock where Oreb fell (2 Nephi 20:26) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:0923:09, 2 February 2011 diff hist +141‎ N OPHIR ‎ Created page with "<pre>*OPHIR Biblical GN A country whence gold was brought (2 Nephi 23:12) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:0823:08, 2 February 2011 diff hist +250‎ N ONTI(ES) ‎ Created page with "<pre>ONTI(ES) Lehite noun Silver currency, ca. 82 BC (Alma 11:6, 13, 22, 25) No etymology is suggested. The Semitic root could be *ʿnt/ʾnt or *ʿv̄n / ʾv̄n, neither of..."
23:0723:07, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,031‎ N ONIHAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>ONIHAH Lehite GN City, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 9:7) As in the previous name, biblical ʾōn, “strength, wealth,” from which several biblical GNs and PNs are formed, may ..."
23:0623:06, 2 February 2011 diff hist +2,539‎ N ONIDAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>ONIDAH Lehite GN 1. Hill, ca. 75 BC (Alma 32:4) 2. Place, ca. 73 BC, perhaps same as hill, No. 1 (Alma 47:5) If the derivation of the name of the hill in Zoramite..."
23:0423:04, 2 February 2011 diff hist +918‎ N OMNI ‎ Created page with "<pre>OMNI Lehite PN Scribe, 4th c. BC (Jarom 15, Omni 1) The form of Omni resembles the Zimri/Omri pattern. The root could be either ʿmn or ʾmn. The latter means “to con..."
23:0323:03, 2 February 2011 diff hist +564‎ N OMNER ‎ Created page with "<pre>OMNER 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 bib..."
23:0223:02, 2 February 2011 diff hist +253‎ N OMER ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡OMER Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:29–30; 9:14) No etymology is suggested. A connection with the biblical unit of dry measure is implausible. Unlikely are all Semitic ..."
23:0123:01, 2 February 2011 diff hist +129‎ N OMEGA ‎ Created page with "<pre>*OMEGA Biblical DN (NT) A title for Christ (3 Nephi 9:18) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:0023:00, 2 February 2011 diff hist +156‎ N OGATH ‎ Created page with "<pre>OGATH Jaredite GN Place: “. . .a place which was called Ogath” (Ether 15:10) No etymology is suggested. Cf. Book of Mormon Jacobugath </pre>"
22:5922:59, 2 February 2011 diff hist +131‎ N NOB ‎ Created page with "<pre>*NOB Biblical GN Priestly city in Benjamin (2 Nephi 20:32) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
22:5722:57, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,223‎ N NOAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡NOAH Biblical PN 1. Patriarch at the time of the Flood (Alma 10:22; Ether 6:7) Jaredite PN 2. Usurper (Ether 7:14–15, 18–21) Lehite PN & GN 3. Son of Z..."
22:5422:54, 2 February 2011 diff hist +296‎ NIMROD ‎No edit summary
22:5222:52, 2 February 2011 diff hist +573‎ N NIMROD ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡NIMROD Jaredite GN & PN 1. Old World valley named after Nimrod, the hunter (Ether 2:1, 4) 2. Prince (Ether 7:22) For the etymology see the standard biblical commen..."
22:5122:51, 2 February 2011 diff hist +544‎ N NIMRAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡NIMRAH Jaredite PN Prince (Ether 9:8–9) No etymology is suggested. If biblical names may be appealed to, see Nimrah (nimrāh) in Numbers 32:3 (JAT). See also bibli..."
22:5022:50, 2 February 2011 diff hist +908‎ N NEUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>†NEUM Brass Plates PN Old World prophet quoted by Nephi I (1 Nephi 19:10) The biblical Hebrew ne’um means “voice (inspired or visionary), utterance, revelation, wo..."
22:4922:49, 2 February 2011 diff hist +152‎ N NEPHITE(S) ‎ Created page with "<pre>NEPHITE(S) Lehite gentilic Descendant(s) of Nephi No. 1 and his followers, from 6th c. BC (2 Nephi 29:12; Moroni 1:2) Gentilic of nephi </pre>"
22:4822:48, 2 February 2011 diff hist +652‎ N NEPHIHAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>NEPHIHAH Lehite PN & GN 1. Chief judge, 1st c. BC (Alma 4:17; Alma 50:37) 2. City and land, perhaps named from No. 1, 1st c. BC (Alma 50:14; 62:30) 3. Plains, c..."
22:4622:46, 2 February 2011 diff hist +4,226‎ N NEPHI ‎ Created page with "<pre>NEPHI Lehite PN & GN 1. Son of Lehi No.1, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 1:1; Ether 8:21) 2. Son of Helaman No.3; chief judge, prophet, ca. 39–30 BC; translated ca. 6..."
22:4422:44, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,096‎ N NEHOR ‎ Created page with "<pre>NEHOR Jaredite GN 1. City and land (Ether 7: 4, 9) Lehite PN 2. Apostate, executed ca. 91 B.C. (Alma 1: 15; 6: 7) 3. Apostate group named from No. 2, termed “order..."
22:4322:43, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,198‎ N NEAS ‎ Created page with "<pre>NEAS Lehite noun A cultivated plant (Mosiah 9: 9) No etymology is suggested. A semitic root such as nās/ṣ/š/ś/z, na ’s/ṣ/š/ś/z or na ‘s/ṣ/š/ś/z would be ..."
22:4222:42, 2 February 2011 diff hist +132‎ N NAZARETH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*NAZARETH Biblical GN (NT) Early home of JESUS (1 Nephi 11: 13) For etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
22:4022:40, 2 February 2011 diff hist +125‎ N NAPHTALI ‎ Created page with "<pre>*NAPHTALI Biblical PN Fifth son of JACOB (2 Nephi 19: 1) For etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
22:3922:39, 2 February 2011 diff hist +3,090‎ N NAHOM ‎ Created page with "<pre>NAHOM Lehite GN Old World burial place of ISHMAEL, probably in Arabia (1 Nephi 16: 34) Surprisingly, evidence for Nahom as a Book of Mormon name is based primarily on his..."
22:3522:35, 2 February 2011 diff hist +281‎ N MORIANTUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>MORIANTUM Lehite GN Land, 4th c. AD (Moroni 9:9) No etymology is suggested. The name is similar enough to known Jaredite names to suggest that this GN is also of Jaredite..."
22:3522:35, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,212‎ N MORIANCUMER ‎ Created page with "<pre>MORIANCUMER Jaredite GN Old world place on seashore (Ether 2:13). This name is also a PN according to a statement by Joseph Smith. See George Reynolds..."
22:3222:32, 2 February 2011 diff hist +10‎ Name Index ‎No edit summary
22:3222:32, 2 February 2011 diff hist +323‎ N MOCUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>MOCUM Lehite GN City which sank into the sea, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 9:7) Cf. Hebrew maqōm, “place, station, town, village” = Arabic maqām, also known from Syriac, Ethi..."
22:3122:31, 2 February 2011 diff hist +132‎ N MOAB ‎ Created page with "<pre>*MOAB Biblical GN Land east of the Dead Sea (2 Nephi 21:14) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
22:2922:29, 2 February 2011 diff hist +148‎ N MIGRON ‎ Created page with "<pre>*MIGRON Biblical GN Unknown locale disturbed by Sennacherib (2 Nephi 20:28) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
22:2722:27, 2 February 2011 diff hist +182‎ N MIDIAN ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡MIDIAN Biblical PN & GN 1. Descendants of MIDIAN (2 Nephi 20:26) Lehite GN 2. Land, ca. 90 BC (Alma 24:5) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </..."
22:2622:26, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,575‎ N MIDDONI ‎ Created page with "<pre>MIDDONI Lehite GN Land, ca. 90 BC (Alma 20:2; 23:10) There are several place-names from the ancient Near East with which this name may be compared. However tempting, the ..."
22:2422:24, 2 February 2011 diff hist +149‎ N MICHMASH ‎ Created page with "<pre>MICHMASH Biblical GN Town belonging to the tribe of BENJAMIN (2 Nephi 20:28) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
22:2322:23, 2 February 2011 diff hist +160‎ N MESSIAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*MESSIAH Biblical DN An Aramaic word meaning the anointed (1 Nephi 1:19; Helaman 8:13) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
22:2222:22, 2 February 2011 diff hist +754‎ N MELEK ‎ Created page with "<pre>MELEK Lehite GN Land and city, three days south of AMMONIHAH on the west of the River SIDON by the borders of the wilderness, ca. 82 BC (Alma 8:3; 45:18) Ariel Cr..."

15:2415:24, 31 January 2011 diff hist +133‎ N MEDES ‎ Created page with "<pre>*MEDES Biblical gentilic Inhabitants of Media (2 Nephi 23:17) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
15:2315:23, 31 January 2011 diff hist +281‎ N MATHONIHAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>MATHONIHAH Lehite PN Apostle, and brother of Mathoni, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) This is the expanded form of the name Mathoni (see above). See the introduction for the e..."
15:2215:22, 31 January 2011 diff hist +924‎ N MATHONI ‎ Created page with "<pre>MATHONI Lehite PN Apostle, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) From the root ntn, “to give,” this name would mean “gift.” The biblical PNs Mattan, Mattanah, and Mattaniah ..."
15:2115:21, 31 January 2011 diff hist +134‎ N MARY ‎ Created page with "<pre>*MARY Biblical PN (NT) Mother of Jesus (Mosiah 3:8; Alma 7:10) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
15:2115:21, 31 January 2011 diff hist +867‎ N MANTI ‎ Created page with "<pre>MANTI Lehite PN & GN 1. Soldier, spy, ca. 87 BC (Alma 2:22) 2. Hill near Zarahemla, ca. 90 BC (Alma 1:15) 3. City and land, ca. 65 BC (Alma 16:6; 59:6) According ..."
15:1915:19, 31 January 2011 diff hist +146‎ N MANNA ‎ Created page with "<pre>*MANNA Biblical noun A food sent from heaven (1 Nephi 17:28; Mosiah 7:19) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
15:1715:17, 31 January 2011 diff hist +135‎ N MANASSEH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*MANASSEH Biblical PN Son of Joseph (2 Nephi 19:21; Alma 10:3) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
15:1615:16, 31 January 2011 diff hist +147‎ N MAMMON ‎ Created page with "<pre>*MAMMON Biblical noun (NT) An Aramaic word meaning riches (3 Nephi 13:24) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries</pre>"
15:1615:16, 31 January 2011 diff hist +130‎ N MALACHI ‎ Created page with "<pre>*MALACHI Biblical PN Old Testament prophet (3 Nephi 24:1) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
15:1515:15, 31 January 2011 diff hist +423‎ N MAHONRI ‎ Created page with "<pre>MAHONRI Jaredite PN This name is not found in the Book of Mormon but is mentioned as the name of the “brother of Jared” in George Reynolds, Era 8, 705 and Alma P. Bur..."
15:1315:13, 31 January 2011 diff hist +138‎ N MAHER-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ ‎ Created page with "<pre>*MAHER-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ Biblical PN Son of Isaiah (2 Nephi 18:1, 3) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
15:1215:12, 31 January 2011 diff hist +411‎ N MAHAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>MAHAH Jaredite PN Son of Jared (Ether 6:14) No etymology is suggested. It is doubtful that the biblical PNs Maachah and Maacah (though the spelling is different in Engl..."
15:1115:11, 31 January 2011 diff hist +128‎ N MADMENAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*MADMENAH Biblical PN A town in Benjamin (2 Nephi 20:31) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
15:1015:10, 31 January 2011 diff hist 0‎ LURAM ‎No edit summary
15:1015:10, 31 January 2011 diff hist +671‎ N LURAM ‎ Created page with "<pre>LURAM Lehite PN Soldier, 4th c. AD (Moroni 9:2) No etymology is suggested. Most unlikely is Sumerian lu “man” plus Akkadian rām “exalted,” because ancient Nea..."
15:0915:09, 31 January 2011 diff hist +329‎ N LUCIFER ‎ Created page with "<pre>*LUCIFER Biblical PN Name of Satan before he fell (2 Nephi 24:12) Note that “Lucifer” is not a transliterated Hebrew word but rather is the Latin interpretation of th..."
15:0715:07, 31 January 2011 diff hist −1‎ LIMNAH ‎No edit summary
15:0115:01, 31 January 2011 diff hist +14,861‎ N LIMNAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>LIMNAH Lehite noun Largest Nephite gold-measure, equivalent in value to one silver ONTI (Alma 11:5,10). Since the Book of Mormon was apparently written in Egyptian script..."
14:5314:53, 31 January 2011 diff hist +735‎ N LIMHI ‎ Created page with "<pre>LIMHI Lehite PN King of LehiNephi, son of Noah, 4th c. BC (Mosiah 7:9; Ether 15:33) The element lim (see Limhah) may be present in this name. However, more likely is an..."
14:5214:52, 31 January 2011 diff hist +635‎ N LIMHER ‎ Created page with "<pre>LIMHER Lehite PN Soldier and spy, ca. 87 BC (Alma 2:22) Perhaps this is an infinitive of mhr, “hasten,” with preposition l (RFS). Though some think this unlikely as ..."
14:5114:51, 31 January 2011 diff hist +2,234‎ N LIMHAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>LIMHAH Lehite PN General, 4th c. AD (Mormon 6:14) Like Lamah, Limhah may be related to the biblical PN Lamech (JH). Much less likely is a derivation analyzed as Limiah ..."
14:5014:50, 31 January 2011 diff hist +1,282‎ N LIB ‎ Created page with "<pre>LIB Jaredite PN 1. King (Ether 1:17–18; 10:18–19, 29) 2. Usurper (Ether 14:10–17) No etymology is suggested. If Semitic languages may be used to explain the J..."
14:4814:48, 31 January 2011 diff hist +3,138‎ N LIAHONA ‎ Created page with "<pre>LIAHONA Lehite noun Directional device given to Lehi by the Lord, ca. 600 BC. It is described as a “ball” (1 Nephi 16:10), called a “director” (Mosiah 1:16) and a..."
14:4214:42, 31 January 2011 diff hist +702‎ N LEVI ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡LEVI Jaredite PN 1. King (Ether 1:20–21; 10; 14–15) Biblical PN 2. Son of Jacob (3 Nephi 24:3) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. In vi..."
14:4014:40, 31 January 2011 diff hist +108‎ N LEMUELITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>LEMUELITES Lehite gentilic Descendants of Lemuel (Jacob 1:13; Mormon 1:9) Gentilic of lemuel </pre>"
14:3914:39, 31 January 2011 diff hist +609‎ N LEMUEL ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡LEMUEL Lehite PN & GN 1. Son of Lehi I, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 2:5; Alma 43:13) 2. Valley near the borders of the Red Sea, named after Lehi’s son, ca. 600 BC (1 Neph..."
14:3414:34, 31 January 2011 diff hist +217‎ N LEHONTI ‎ Created page with "<pre>LEHONTI Lehite PN Rebel leader, ca. 73 BC (Alma 47:10–14, 18–19) No etymology immediately suggests itself. Unlikely is Hebrew *ḥnṭ, “ripen, embalm.” Cf. ..."
14:3314:33, 31 January 2011 diff hist +869‎ N LEHINEPHI ‎ Created page with "<pre>LEHINEPHI Lehite GN Land and city, ca. 121 BC (Mosiah 7:1; 9:8) It is assumed that this city was identical to the city formerly known simply as Nephi, which had been s..."
14:3214:32, 31 January 2011 diff hist −5‎ LEHI ‎No edit summary
14:3114:31, 31 January 2011 diff hist +3,762‎ N LEHI ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡LEHI Lehite PN & GN 1. Jerusalemite prophet who fled to the New World ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 1:4; Ether 13:5) 2. Son of Zoram, possibly a Zoramite, ca. 81 BC (Alma 1..."
14:2814:28, 31 January 2011 diff hist +157‎ N LEBANON ‎ Created page with "<pre>*LEBANON Biblical GN A land in the extreme north of Palestine (2 Nephi 12:13; 27:28) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
14:2714:27, 31 January 2011 diff hist +378‎ N LEAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡LEAH Lehite noun Silver currency, ca. 82 BC (Alma 11:17) Perhaps related to the same root as the biblical PN Leah, which some *dictionaries derive from lʾh, “to b..."
14:2714:27, 31 January 2011 diff hist +718‎ N LAMONI ‎ Created page with "<pre>LAMONI Lehite PN King of land of Ishmael, 1st c. BC (Alma 17:21; Alma 24:5) This name is not immediately suggestive of an etymology. Perhaps something like the root sug..."
14:2514:25, 31 January 2011 diff hist +151‎ N LAMANITISH ‎ Created page with "<pre>LAMANITISH Lehite gentilic Gentilic of Laman, used to describe people (Alma 17:26; 19:16) Gentilic of laman Cf. Book of Mormon Lamoni </pre>"
14:2414:24, 31 January 2011 diff hist +196‎ N LAMANITE(S) ‎ Created page with "<pre>LAMANITE(S) Lehite gentilic Descendants of group led by Laman no. 1 (2 Nephi 5:14; Moroni 10:1) Gentilic of laman See also Book of Mormon LAMANITISH and cf. Book of Mo..."
14:2314:23, 31 January 2011 diff hist +1,074‎ N LAMAN ‎ Created page with "<pre>LAMAN Lehite PN & GN 1. Son of Lehi, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 2:5; Alma 56:3) 2. King of Lamanites, 2nd c. BC (Mosiah 7:21; 10:18) 3. King of Lamanites, perhaps son of N..."
14:2114:21, 31 January 2011 diff hist +743‎ N LAMAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>LAMAH Lehite PN General, 4th c. AD (Mormon 6:14) The need for the *critical text here is clear, because the RLDS edition has Lama. This Book of Mormon PN could easily ..."
14:2014:20, 31 January 2011 diff hist +128‎ N LAISH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*LAISH Biblical GN A place in Palestine (2 Nephi 20:30) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
14:2014:20, 31 January 2011 diff hist +862‎ N LACHONEUS ‎ Created page with "<pre>LACHONEUS Lehite PN 1. Prophet/Judge, ca. 6 BC (3 Nephi 1:1; 6:19) 2. Judge, son of No. 1, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 6:19) It is possible that the name is Greek and mean..."
14:1914:19, 31 January 2011 diff hist +346‎ N LABAN ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡LABAN Lehite PN Inhabitant of Jerusalem, descended from Joseph (1 Nephi 3:3; Mosiah 1:16) This is also a biblical name (Genesis 24–32 passim). For the etymology see..."
14:1814:18, 31 January 2011 diff hist +348‎ N KUMENONHI ‎ Created page with "<pre>KUMENONHI Lehite PN Apostle, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) This name appears to be an expanded form of the previous name, Kumen, for which see the same. The element -onhi re..."
14:1714:17, 31 January 2011 diff hist +1,151‎ N KUMEN ‎ Created page with "<pre>KUMEN Lehite PN Apostle, 1st c. AD (3 Nephi 19:4) Several North-west Semitic etymologies are possible, though none of them are convincing. Hebrew kmn, meaning “to hid..."
14:1614:16, 31 January 2011 diff hist +1,307‎ N KORIHOR ‎ Created page with "<pre>KORIHOR Lehite PN AntiChrist, ca. 75 BC (Alma 30:12; 31:1) The fact that there is a Jaredite PN Corihor makes it likely that the Lehite name was borrowed from the Jared..."
14:1514:15, 31 January 2011 diff hist +743‎ N KISHKUMEN ‎ Created page with "<pre>KISHKUMEN Lehite PN & GN 1. Gadianton leader and assassin, ca. 51 BC (Helaman 1:9; 6:24) 2. City, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 9:10) At first glance this name looks like it mi..."
14:1414:14, 31 January 2011 diff hist +550‎ N KISH ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡KISH Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:18; 10:18) The name Kish is known from several ancient Near Eastern sources: the biblical PN qīš (JAT), the Sumerian GN Kish, *Akkadi..."
14:1214:12, 31 January 2011 diff hist +133‎ N KIMNOR ‎ Created page with "<pre>KIMNOR Jaredite PN Father of Akish (Ether 8:10) No etymology is suggested. Cf. Book of Mormon Kim, Comnor, Gimgimno </pre>"
14:1214:12, 31 January 2011 diff hist +126‎ N KIM ‎ Created page with "<pre>KIM Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:21–22; 10:13) No etymology is suggested. Cf. Book of Mormon Kimnor, Gimgimno </pre>"
14:1114:11, 31 January 2011 diff hist +147‎ N KIB ‎ Created page with "<pre>KIB Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:31; 7:9) No etymology is suggested. See the Hurrian name element kib (RFS) and Meroitic kb (SC, 194).</pre>"

00:5700:57, 30 January 2011 diff hist −1‎ Name Index ‎No edit summary
00:5600:56, 30 January 2011 diff hist +347‎ Name Index ‎No edit summary
00:5000:50, 30 January 2011 diff hist +604‎ Name Index ‎No edit summary
00:4300:43, 30 January 2011 diff hist +3,706‎ N Name Index ‎ Created page with " AARON ABEL ABINADI ABINADOM ABISH ABLOM ABRAHAM ADAM AGOSH AHA AHAH AHAZ AIATH AKISH ALMA ALPHA [..."
00:2500:25, 30 January 2011 diff hist +303‎ N JUDEA ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡JUDEA Lehite GN City, ca. ___BC (Alma 56:9; 57:11) This name for a Lehite city is to be compared with the biblical geographic designation Judea (Ezra 5:8). Both Jude..."
00:2300:23, 30 January 2011 diff hist +347‎ N JUDAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*JUDAH Biblical PN & GN 1. Son of Jacob (2 Nephi 3:12) 2. Tribe descended from No. 1 (2 Nephi 19:21; 21:13) 3. Land belonging to Judah No. 2 (1 Nephi 1:4; 3 Nephi..."
00:2300:23, 30 January 2011 diff hist +122‎ N JOTHAM ‎ Created page with "<pre>*JOTHAM Biblical PN A king of Judah (2 Nephi 17:1) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
00:2200:22, 30 January 2011 diff hist +121‎ N JOSHUA ‎ Created page with "<pre>JOSHUA Lehite GN Land, ca. ___AD (Mormon 2:6) For the etymology see that standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
00:2100:21, 30 January 2011 diff hist +1,430‎ N JOSH ‎ Created page with "<pre>JOSH Lehite PN & GN 1. City, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 9:10) 2. General, 4th c. AD (Mormon 6:14) It is possible to derive this name from a shortened form of a root such as ..."
00:1900:19, 30 January 2011 diff hist +180‎ N JOSEPHITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>JOSEPHITES Lehite gentilic Descendants of Joseph No. 2 (q.v.) (Jacob 1:13; Mormon 1:8) Gentilic of joseph For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
00:1800:18, 30 January 2011 diff hist +311‎ N JOSEPH ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡JOSEPH Biblical PN 1. Son of Jacob (1 Nephi 5:14; Ether 13:10) Lehite PN 2. Son of Lehi (1 Nephi 18:7; Alma 3:6) 3. Joseph Smith Sr. and Joseph Smith Jr., seen ..."
00:1700:17, 30 January 2011 diff hist +198‎ N JORDAN ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡JORDAN Biblical GN 1. River where Jesus was to be baptized (1 Nephi 10:9; 2 Nephi 19:1) Lehite GN 2. City (Mormon 5:3) For the etymology see the standard biblical ..."
00:1600:16, 30 January 2011 diff hist +77‎ N JONEAM ‎ Created page with "<pre>JONEAM Pre-1981 spelling of Book of Mormon Jeneum. See the same.</pre>"
00:1500:15, 30 January 2011 diff hist +334‎ N JONAS ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡JONAS Lehite PN 1. Apostle, son of Nephi III’s son (not his son?), ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) 2. Son of No. 1, also an Apostle (where does it say he is his son?),..."
00:1400:14, 30 January 2011 diff hist +146‎ N JOHN ‎ Created page with "<pre>*JOHN Biblical PN (NT) Apostle of Jesus Christ (1 Nephi 14:27; Ether 4:16) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
00:1300:13, 30 January 2011 diff hist +163‎ N JEW(S) ‎ Created page with "<pre>*JEW(S) Biblical gentilic A group of Israelites (1 Nephi 1:2; Ether 1:3) Gentilic of judah For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
00:1200:12, 30 January 2011 diff hist +143‎ N JESUS ‎ Created page with "<pre>*JESUS Biblical DN The Savior of the world (2 Nephi 25:19; Moroni 9:26) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
00:1100:11, 30 January 2011 diff hist +131‎ N JESSE ‎ Created page with "<pre>*JESSE Biblical PN Father of King David (2 Nephi 21:1, 10) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
00:1100:11, 30 January 2011 diff hist +531‎ N JERUSALEM ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡JERUSALEM Biblical GN 1. City and (in Lachish Letters) land (1 Nephi 1:4; Moroni 10:31) Lehite GN 2. City and land, ca. ___BC (Alma 21:1–2; 3 Nephi 9:7) 3. Pr..."
00:0900:09, 30 January 2011 diff hist +2,547‎ N JERSHON ‎ Created page with "<pre>JERSHON Lehite GN Land east of River Sidon and Zarahemla, on Lamanite border, given to Ammonites by Nephites, ca. 78 BC (Alma 27:22; 43:25) Probably from Hebrew yrš, ..."
00:0700:07, 30 January 2011 diff hist +212‎ N JEREMIAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡JEREMIAH Biblical PN Contemporary prophet of Lehi (1 Nephi 5:13; Helaman 8:20) Lehite PN Apostle, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) For this common biblical PN see the sta..."
00:0600:06, 30 January 2011 diff hist +1,028‎ N JENEUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>JENEUM Lehite PN General, 4th c. AD (Mormon 6:14) Until there is a critical text available, an etymology is difficult *(Pre1981 editions read JONEAM, while RLDS edition..."
00:0200:02, 30 January 2011 diff hist +174‎ N JEHOVAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*JEHOVAH Biblical DN The covenant or proper name of the God of Israel (2 Nephi 22:2; Moroni 10:34) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
00:0000:00, 30 January 2011 diff hist +134‎ N JEBERECHIAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*JEBERECHIAH Biblical PN Father of Zechariah (2 Nephi 18:2) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
00:0000:00, 30 January 2011 diff hist +972‎ N JASHON ‎ Created page with "<pre>JASHON Lehite GN City and land, ca. ___AD (Mormon 2:16–17) The vowel pattern is the same as that for Jarom (q.v.), i.e., qal 3m.s. jussive, except that there is no k..."

23:5823:58, 29 January 2011 diff hist +708‎ N JAROM ‎ Created page with "<pre>JAROM Lehite PN Scribe, son of Enos 4th – 5th c. BC (Jarom 1:1; Omni 1:1) From the Hebrew rām, “to rise, be exalted,” in the qal 3m.s. jussive, Jarom would mean ..."
23:5623:56, 29 January 2011 diff hist +140‎ N JAREDITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>JAREDITES Jaredite gentilic Descendants of group which followed Jared No. 1 to the New World (Moroni 9:23) Gentilic of jared </pre>"
23:5423:54, 29 January 2011 diff hist +412‎ N JARED ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡JARED Jaredite PN 1. Man who left Tower of Babel, founder of Jaredites (Ether 1:32; Moroni 1:1) 2. Son of Omer, rebel, king (Ether 8:1; 9:6) This antediluvian bib..."
23:5323:53, 29 January 2011 diff hist +448‎ N JACOM ‎ Created page with "<pre>JACOM Jaredite PN Son of Jared (Ether 6:14) No etymology is suggested. If an appeal to biblical Hebrew can be made to provide etymologies for Jaredite names, compare th..."
23:5223:52, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,167‎ N JACOBUGATH ‎ Created page with "<pre>JACOBUGATH Lehite GN City of people of Jacob No. 4, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 9:9) Most likely the name means “Jacob of the winepress” or similar (JAT), from the biblical..."
23:5023:50, 29 January 2011 diff hist +207‎ N JACOBITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>JACOBITES Lehite gentilic Descendants of Jacob I (Jacob 1:13; Mormon 1:8) Gentilic of Jacob For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. Cf. Book of Mormo..."
23:4823:48, 29 January 2011 diff hist +494‎ N JACOB ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡JACOB Biblical PN 1. Patriarch (= Israel) (1 Nephi 5:14; Mormon 9:11) Lehite PN & GN 2. Brother of Nephi, early 6th c. BC (1 Nephi 18:7; Words of Mormon 1:3..."
23:4623:46, 29 January 2011 diff hist +162‎ N ISRAELITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ISRAELITES Biblical gentilic The inhabitants of Israel (Helaman 8:11) Gentilic of Israel For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:4523:45, 29 January 2011 diff hist +190‎ N ISRAEL ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ISRAEL Biblical PN & GN A name given to Jacob, and the northern kingdom of the Israelites (1 Nephi 5:9; Moroni 10:31) For the etymology see the standard biblical commenta..."
23:4423:44, 29 January 2011 diff hist +260‎ N ISHMAELITISH ‎ Created page with "<pre>ISHMAELITISH Lehite gentilic An adjective modifying a Lamanite woman, descendant from Ishmael (Alma 3:7) Gentilic of ishmael Though this form does not occur in the Bib..."
23:4423:44, 29 January 2011 diff hist −3‎ ISHMAELITES ‎No edit summary
23:4323:43, 29 January 2011 diff hist +331‎ N ISHMAELITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡ISHMAELITES Lehite gentilic Descendants of Ishmael brought with Lehi from Jerusalem (Jacob 1:13; Mormon 1:9) Gentilic of ishmael For the etymology of this name se..."
23:4223:42, 29 January 2011 diff hist +393‎ N ISHMAEL ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡ISHMAEL Lehite PN 1 Nephi 7:2, 4–6, 19, 22; 1 Nephi 16:7, 20, 27, 34–35, 37; 1 Nephi 18:8, 17 Nephite GN Alma 17:19–21; Alma 21:18, 20–21 Ishmael, a personal ..."
23:4123:41, 29 January 2011 diff hist +190‎ N ISAIAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡ISAIAH Biblical PN 1. Hebrew Prophet (1 Nephi 15:20; Mormon 8:23) Lehite PN 2. Apostle, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) For the etymology see the standard biblical commenta..."
23:4023:40, 29 January 2011 diff hist +763‎ N ISABEL ‎ Created page with "<pre>ISABEL Lehite PN Harlot of the land of Siron, 1st c. BC (Alma 39:3) This name is the same as the biblical name Jezebel, wife of the Israelite king Ahab and daughter of ..."
23:3823:38, 29 January 2011 diff hist +133‎ N ISAAC ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ISAAC Biblical PN Son of Abraham (1 Nephi 6:4; Mormon 9:11) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:3823:38, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,672‎ N IRREANTUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>IRREANTUM Lehite GN Sea, most likely off the Arabian coast, meaning “many waters” (1 Nephi 17:5) The best suggestion for an etymology comes from Egyptian, r3-ʿnty..."
23:3523:35, 29 January 2011 diff hist +139‎ N IMMANUEL ‎ Created page with "<pre>*IMMANUEL Biblical DN Name-title for Christ (2 Nephi 17:14; 18:8) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
23:3423:34, 29 January 2011 diff hist +162‎ N HOSANNA ‎ Created page with "<pre>*HOSANNA Biblical noun (NT) Entreaty for blessings (1 Nephi 11:6; 3 Nephi 11:17) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
23:3323:33, 29 January 2011 diff hist +130‎ N HOREB ‎ Created page with "<pre>*HOREB Biblical GN Another name for Sinai (3 Nephi 25:4) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:3223:32, 29 January 2011 diff hist +163‎ N HOMER ‎ Created page with "<pre>*HOMER Biblical noun A measure used for dry substances, equal to 10 ephahs (2 Nephi 15:10) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
23:3123:31, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,169‎ N HIMNI ‎ Created page with "<pre>HIMNI Lehite PN Son of Mosiah II, ca. 93 BC (Mosiah 27:34; Alma 31:6) This PN is constructed along the lines of many North-west Semitic names, such as biblical Hebrew Z..."
23:3023:30, 29 January 2011 diff hist +508‎ N HETH ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡HETH Jaredite PN & GN 1. Prince (Ether 1:16; 10:31) 2. King, robber (Ether 1:25–26, 10:1) 3. Land (Ether 8:2) The biblical Hebrew PN Heth, son of Canaan, is ..."
23:2823:28, 29 January 2011 diff hist +647‎ N HESHLON ‎ Created page with "<pre>HESHLON Jaredite GN Plains north of Desolation, near the valley of Gilgal, where Shared defeated Coriantumr in battle (Ether 13:28) No etymology is suggested. If Hebrew ..."
23:2723:27, 29 January 2011 diff hist +851‎ N HERMOUNTS ‎ Created page with "<pre>HERMOUNTS Lehite GN Wilderness, ca. ___ (Alma 2:37) A Hebrew and an Egyptian etymology are possible. Biblical Mount Herman, if the -ts and the change in vowel quality c..."
23:2523:25, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,336‎ N HEM ‎ Created page with "<pre>HEM Lehite PN Accompanied the Mulekite Ammon in search of Nephi, ca. 122 BC. It may be that the name is Mulekite, if the term “brethren” here is to be taken literally..."
23:2323:23, 29 January 2011 diff hist +155‎ N HELORUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>HELORUM Lehite PN Son of King Benjamin, ca. ___BC (Mosiah 1:2) No etymology is suggested at this time. Cf. Book of Mormon Yarom (Jarom?).</pre>"
23:2223:22, 29 January 2011 diff hist +261‎ N HELEM ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡HELEM Lehite PN Accompanied the Mulekite Ammon in search of Nephi, ca. 122 BC (Mosiah 7:6) See the standard biblical commentaries for the etymology of this biblical PN..."
23:2123:21, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,528‎ N HELAMAN ‎ Created page with "<pre>HELAMAN Lehite PN 1. Son of King Benjamin, ca. ___BC (Mosiah 1:2) 2. Son of Alma II, prophet, military commander, ca. ___BC (Alma 31:7; Helaman 2:2) 3. Son of He..."
23:1923:19, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,341‎ N HELAM ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡HELAM Lehite PN & GN 1. Convert of Alma I in the land of LehiNephi, ca. 145 BC (Mosiah 18:12–14) 2. City and land founded by followers of Alma I, 2nd c. BC (Mosia..."
23:1723:17, 29 January 2011 diff hist +536‎ N HEARTHOM ‎ Created page with "<pre>HEARTHOM Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:16–17, 10:29–30) No etymology is suggested. Various suggestions have been made, none of which are convincing: Old Akkadian (Ur II..."
23:1623:16, 29 January 2011 diff hist +140‎ N HAMATH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*HAMATH Biblical GN An important city of Syria (2 Nephi 20:9; 21:11) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries </pre>"
23:1523:15, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,626‎ N HAGOTH ‎ Created page with "<pre>HAGOTH Lehite PN Shipbuilder near the lands Bountiful and Desolation who launched the ships at the west side of the narrow neck of land ca. 55 BC (Alma 63:5) There are ..."
23:1323:13, 29 January 2011 diff hist +201‎ N GOMORRAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>GOMORRAH Biblical GN A wicked city that was destroyed (2 Nephi 23:19 ‖ Isaiah 13:19) Hebrew ‘ămōrā = LXX Greek gomoppa. For the etymology see the standard biblica..."
23:1223:12, 29 January 2011 diff hist +345‎ N GIMGIMNO ‎ Created page with "<pre>GIMGIMNO Lehite GN City, ca. 1st century AD (3 Nephi 9:8) Perhaps the name comes from the EGYPTIAN gmgm, “smash, tear up, break trees,” and nw, “city,” to be comp..."
23:1123:11, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,720‎ N GILGAL ‎ Created page with "<pre>GILGAL Jaredite GN Valley near the Plains of HESHLON and north of the narrow neck of land (Ether 13:27, 29, 30) Lehite GN City which was swallowed by the earth ca..."
23:0823:08, 29 January 2011 diff hist +269‎ N GILGAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>GILGAH Jaredite PN Son of JARED (Ether 6:14) No etymology is suggested. It is doubtful if this name is related to biblical/Jaredite PN GILEAD. GILGAL, a NEPHITE GN and P..."
23:0723:07, 29 January 2011 diff hist +104‎ N GILEAD ‎ Created page with "<pre>GILEAD Jaredite PN Rebel leader (Ether 14:8) See GILEAD in standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
23:0623:06, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,359‎ N GIDGIDDONI ‎ Created page with "<pre>GIDGIDDONI Lehite PN General, ca. 4th c. AD (Mormon 6:13) For the reduplication of gd, see Numbers 33:32, or Hor-hagidgad.54 A connection with GID, GIDDIANHI, GIDDONAH, a..."
23:0423:04, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,217‎ N GIDGIDDONAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>GIDGIDDONAH Lehite PN General, ca. 4th c. AD (Mormon 6:13) For the reduplication of gd, see Numbers 33:32, Hor-hagidgad.51 GIDGIDDONI and GIDGIDDONAH may somehow be de..."
23:0223:02, 29 January 2011 diff hist +479‎ N GIDEON ‎ Created page with "<pre>GIDEON Lehite PN & GN 1. Patriot, captain, from city of NEPHI, ca. 2nd century BC (Mosiah 19:4; Alma 14:16 2. City and land, ca. 1st century B.C. (Alma 6:7; Helam..."
23:0023:00, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,040‎ N GIDDONAH/GIDANAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>GIDDONAH/GIDANAH Lehite PN 1. GIDANAH, Nephite son of ISHMAEL, and father of AMULEK, who lived ca. 82 BC (Alma 10:2 has P ms GIDANAH, and GIDDONAH ..."
22:5922:59, 29 January 2011 diff hist +379‎ N GIDDIANHI ‎ Created page with "<pre>GIDDIANHI Lehite PN GADIANTON robber-chief, between 1 and 30 AD (3 Nephi 3:9; 4:14) See the discussion of GID above. The last part of the name, either -ANHI or IANHI rema..."
22:5722:57, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,501‎ N GID ‎ Created page with "<pre>GID Lehite PN 1. Officer, 1st century BC (Alma 57:28; 58:23) Lehite GN 2. City, ca. 67 BC (Alma 51:26; Helaman 5:15) Cf. the KJV GN Gidom = infinitive construct Hebrew g..."
22:5322:53, 29 January 2011 diff hist +236‎ N GIBEAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>GIBEAH Biblical GN A hill or hill-town of BENJAMIN (2 Nephi 20:29‖Isaiah 10:29; Hosea 5:8) Hebrew gib‘a “Hill” (=gib ‘at-šā’ûl “Saul’s Hill”) For th..."
22:5222:52, 29 January 2011 diff hist +103‎ N GEBIM ‎ Created page with "<pre>GEBIM Biblical GN A village NE of Jerusalem (2 Nephi 20:31‖Isaiah 10:31) Hebrew gēbîm</pre>"
22:5122:51, 29 January 2011 diff hist +196‎ N GEBA ‎ Created page with "<pre>GEBA Biblical GN A Judean fortress and city on a steep hill (2 Nephi 20:29‖ Isaiah 10:29) Hebrew GN geba` > Arabic jaba`. For the etymology see the standard biblical c..."
22:5022:50, 29 January 2011 diff hist +3,754‎ N GAZELEM ‎ Created page with "<pre>GAZELEM Lehite PN or common noun A servant of God, or stone directors/interpreters. (Alma 37:21, 23-24). Lehite prophetic name for a..."
22:4422:44, 29 January 2011 diff hist +64‎ GALLIM ‎No edit summary
22:4322:43, 29 January 2011 diff hist +3‎ GALILEE ‎No edit summary
22:4322:43, 29 January 2011 diff hist +80‎ GALILEE ‎No edit summary
22:4222:42, 29 January 2011 diff hist +217‎ N GALLIM ‎ Created page with "<pre>GALLIM Biblical GN A town north of Jerusalem (2 Nephi 20:30‖Isaiah 10:30) Hebrew gallîm, possibly identical with the town in 1 Samuel 25:44.33 For the etymology see th..."
22:4122:41, 29 January 2011 diff hist +404‎ N GALILEE ‎ Created page with "<pre>GALILEE Biblical GN A region just north of Judea in Palestine (2 Nephi 18:23, 19:1 _ Isaiah 8:23, 9:1) Hebrew gālîl, gālîlâ, from the root gl..."
22:3922:39, 29 January 2011 diff hist +426‎ N GADIOMNAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>GADIOMNAH Lehite GN City, ca. 6 BC (3 Nephi 9:8) Most likely the name is composed of gād, “fortune, luck, riches,” and with a second element, either -IOMNAH or -OMNA..."
22:3822:38, 29 January 2011 diff hist +42‎ GADIANDI ‎No edit summary
22:3722:37, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,700‎ N GADIANTON/GADDIANTON ‎ Created page with "<pre>GADIANTON/GADDIANTON Lehite PN Rebel, thief, and murderer, head of secret band of robbers and assassins, mid-1st century BC (Helaman 2:4; Mormon 2:28). GADDIANT..."
22:3522:35, 29 January 2011 diff hist +226‎ N GADIANTON('S) ROBBERS ‎ Created page with "<pre>GADIANTON(’S) ROBBERS Lehite gentilic Lehite name for a robber band, also called GADIANTON’S band/robbers and murderers; named after rebel GADIANTON (Helaman 6:18) Se..."
22:3322:33, 29 January 2011 diff hist +631‎ N GADIANDI ‎ Created page with "<pre>GADIANDI Lehite GN City, ca. 6 BC (3 Nephi 9:8) This name may be an expansion of the biblical PN GAD (which see), and perhaps related to the PN GADIANTON (which see). It ..."
22:3222:32, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,189‎ N EZROM/EZRUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>EZROM/EZRUM Lehite noun Silver measure, ca. 82 BC, equal to four SENUMS of silver (or four measures of grain) and equal..."
22:3022:30, 29 January 2011 diff hist +734‎ N EZIAS/EZAIAS ‎ Created page with "<pre>†EZIAS/EZAIAS Brass Plates PN An Old World prophet (Helaman 8:20). EZIAS is a printer’s error in the 1830 ed. “Orson Pratt suggests. . . that ‘EZIAS may have been ..."
22:2822:28, 29 January 2011 diff hist +131‎ N EVE ‎ Created page with "<pre>*EVE Biblical PN First woman (1 Nephi 5:11; 2 Nephi 2:19) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
22:2722:27, 29 January 2011 diff hist +680‎ N ETHER ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡ETHER Jaredite PN Prophet, prince, historian (Ether 1:2; 15:34) No etymology is suggested. If Jaredite names can be traced to Semitic roots, then the Hebrew GN ETHER ..."
22:2622:26, 29 January 2011 diff hist +314‎ N ETHEM/ETHAM ‎ Created page with "<pre>ETHEM/ETHAM Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:8-9; 11:14) No etymology is suggested. Cf. the biblical Hebrew place-name Etham in Exodus 13:20 and Numbers 33:6-8 (JAT). Cf. Book..."
22:2522:25, 29 January 2011 diff hist +623‎ N ESROM ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡ESROM Jaredite PN Prince (Ether 8:4) No etymology is suggested here. Unless the Book of Mormon critical text reveals variant spellings, it is unlikely that this Jaredi..."
22:2422:24, 29 January 2011 diff hist +170‎ N EPHRAIM ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡EPHRAIM Jaredite GN 1. A hill (Ether 7:9) Biblical PN 2. Son of JOSEPH (2 Nephi 17:2; 21:13) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
22:2322:23, 29 January 2011 diff hist +138‎ N EPHAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*EPHAH Biblical noun A measure for dry substances (2 Nephi 15:10) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
22:2022:20, 29 January 2011 diff hist +152‎ N ENOS ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡ENOS Lehite PN Scribe, late 6th c. or early 5th c. BC (Jacob 7:27; Jarom 1:1) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
22:1922:19, 29 January 2011 diff hist +67‎ EMER ‎No edit summary
22:1922:19, 29 January 2011 diff hist +429‎ N EMRON ‎ Created page with "<pre>EMRON Lehite PN Soldier, 4th c. AD (Moroni 9:2) This PN may be a hypocoristicon of the Semitic vocabel אmr, “to speak,” and means “Word (of DN)” or “(DN) has s..."
22:1722:17, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,164‎ N EMER ‎ Created page with "<pre>EMER Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:28; 9:21) No etymology is suggested If ancient Mesopotamian languages may be appealed to, the following may be considered. There was a cit..."
22:1622:16, 29 January 2011 diff hist +141‎ N ELIJAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ELIJAH Biblical PN Old Testament Prophet, ca. 900 BC (3 Nephi 25:5) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
22:1522:15, 29 January 2011 diff hist +160‎ N ELAM ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ELAM Biblical GN A country east of Babylonia, in the Iranian highlands (2 Nephi 21:11) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
22:1522:15, 29 January 2011 diff hist +180‎ N EGYPTIAN(S) ‎ Created page with "<pre>*EGYPTIAN(S) Biblical gentilic The people and language of EGYPT (1 Nephi 1:2; Mormon 9:32) Gentilic of EGYPT For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
22:1422:14, 29 January 2011 diff hist +164‎ N EGYPT ‎ Created page with "<pre>*EGYPT Biblical GN Country along the Nile River, in North Africa (1 Nephi 5:14; Ether 13:7) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
22:1322:13, 29 January 2011 diff hist +155‎ N EDOM ‎ Created page with "<pre>*EDOM Biblical GN A country in Mount Seir, southeast of the Dead Sea (2 Nephi 21:14) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries</pre>"
22:1222:12, 29 January 2011 diff hist +203‎ N EDEN ‎ Created page with "<pre>*EDEN Biblical GN Plain on the east side of which was the Garden of EDEN (2 Nephi 2:19; Alma 42:2) For the etymology see the standard bib..."
22:1022:10, 29 January 2011 diff hist +551‎ N DESOLATION OF NEHORS ‎ Created page with "<pre>DESOLATION OF NEHORS Lehite GN City/land formerly known as AMMONIHAH, which had been destroyed by the LAMANITES, ca. 78 BC (Alma 16:11), and noted ..."
22:0722:07, 29 January 2011 diff hist +171‎ N DESOLATION ‎ Created page with "<pre>DESOLATION Lehite GN City and Land, 1st c. BC (Alma 22:30; Ether 7:6) No reconstruction of a Vorlage is suggested. Cf. Book of Mormon DESOLATION of NEHORs </pre>"
22:0622:06, 29 January 2011 diff hist +868‎ N DESERET ‎ Created page with "<pre>DESERET Jaredite Noun “Honey-bee” (Ether 2:3) The Book of Mormon supplies its own meaning for this word. Since the Jaredite relationship with known languages has not..."
22:0422:04, 29 January 2011 diff hist +218‎ N DAVID ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡DAVID Lehite GN 1. Land, ca. 327 AD (Mormon 2:5) Biblical PN 2. King of ISRAEL (2 Nephi 17; Jacob 2:24) Biblical Hebrew dwd. DAVID the king. For the etymology see th..."
22:0422:04, 29 January 2011 diff hist +175‎ N DAMASCUS ‎ Created page with "<pre>*DAMASCUS Biblical GN An ancient city of SYRIA (2 Nephi 17:8; 20:9) Hebrew Dammāśeq (Genesis 14:15). For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
22:0222:02, 29 January 2011 diff hist +146‎ N CUSH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*CUSH Biblical GN The old name for the country of Ethiopia (2 Nephi 21:11) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
22:0122:01, 29 January 2011 diff hist +662‎ N CURELOMS ‎ Created page with "<pre>CURELOMS Jaredite noun Animals, listed with Cumoms and elephants (Ether 9:19) No etymology is suggested. Whatever fauna Cureloms were, three criteria delimit the Englis..."
22:0022:00, 29 January 2011 diff hist +7,199‎ N CUMORAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>CUMORAH Lehite GN Land and hill, also known as Ramah (q.v.), located in a land of many waters (Mormon 6:2; 8:2) Cumorah could be a verbal noun from the Hebrew root whenc..."
21:5221:52, 29 January 2011 diff hist +782‎ N CUMOMS ‎ Created page with "<pre>CUMOMS Jaredite noun Animals, listed with Cureloms and elephants (Ether 9:19) No etymology is suggested. Whatever fauna Cumoms were, three criteria delimit the English ..."
21:5121:51, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,052‎ N CUMENIHAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>CUMENIHAH Lehite PN General, ca. 385 AD (Mormon 6:14) See the suggestions for Cumeni and the discussion in the introduction concerning “-hah.” If Cumeni is also a P..."
21:4921:49, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,528‎ N CUMENI ‎ Created page with "<pre>CUMENI Lehite GN City, ca. 65 BC (Alma 56:14; 57:34) It is possible that this is also a personal name because of the fairly common Nephite combination of the PN ending ..."
21:4721:47, 29 January 2011 diff hist +595‎ N COROM ‎ Created page with "<pre>COROM Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:19–20; 10:16–17) No etymology is suggested. If Sumerian can provide Jaredite patterns, then perhaps the Sumerian PN kurum, king of U..."
21:4621:46, 29 January 2011 diff hist +436‎ N CORIHOR ‎ Created page with "<pre>CORIHOR Jaredite PN & GN 1. King, usurper (Ether 7:3; 7:15) 2. Soldier, ca. 700–600 BC (Ether 13:17) 3. Land and valley (Ether 14:27–28) No etymology for thi..."
21:4521:45, 29 January 2011 diff hist +725‎ N CORIANTUMR ‎ Created page with "<pre>CORIANTUMR Jaredite PNs 1. Prince (Ether 8:4) 2. King & last known Jaredite, 6th c. BC (Omni 21; Ether 15:32) Lehite PN 3. Nephite rebel, descendant of Zarahemla, ..."
21:4421:44, 29 January 2011 diff hist +352‎ N CORIANTUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>CORIANTUM Jaredite PNs 1. King (Ether 1:27–28; 9:21–24) 2. Prince (Ether 1:13–14; 10:31) No etymology is suggested for this Jaredite name. As was mentioned w..."
21:4321:43, 29 January 2011 diff hist +310‎ N CORIANTOR ‎ Created page with "<pre>CORIANTOR Jaredite PN Prince, father of Ether (Ether 1:6; 11:23) No etymology is suggested for this Jaredite name. As was mentioned with Corianton, feline etymology has..."
21:4221:42, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,515‎ N CORIANTON ‎ Created page with "<pre>CORIANTON Lehite PN Son of Alma II, ca. 74 BC (Alma 31:7; 63:10) Because of the -nt- consonant cluster, it would be difficult to propose a West Semitic etymology. There ..."
21:4021:40, 29 January 2011 diff hist +343‎ N COMNOR ‎ Created page with "<pre>COMNOR Jaredite GN Hill (Ether 14:28) No etymology is suggested. As stated in the introduction, it is not productive to assign Semitic etymologies to Jaredite names. Ne..."
21:3921:39, 29 January 2011 diff hist +729‎ N COM ‎ Created page with "<pre>COM Jaredite PN 1. King (Ether 1:26–27; 9:25) 2. King (Ether 1:12–13; 11:3) No etymology is suggested. It is possible that a Semitic root such as qūm, “to ..."
21:3821:38, 29 January 2011 diff hist +174‎ N COHOR ‎ Created page with "<pre>COHOR Jaredite PN 1. Prince, son of Corihor (Ether 7:15) 2. Prince, nephew of No. 1 (Ether 7:20–22) 3. Man (Ether 13:17) No etymology is suggested. </pre>"
21:3621:36, 29 January 2011 diff hist +178‎ N CHRISTIANS ‎ Created page with "<pre>*CHRISTIANS Biblical gentilic (NT) Name for the followers of Christ (Alma 46:13; 48:10) Gentilic of christ For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
21:3521:35, 29 January 2011 diff hist +145‎ N CHRIST ‎ Created page with "<pre>*CHRIST Biblical DN The Messiah of the world (2 Nephi 10:3; Moroni 10:33) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
21:3521:35, 29 January 2011 diff hist +158‎ N CHERUBIM ‎ Created page with "<pre>*CHERUBIM Biblical noun Figures representing heavenly creatures (Alma 12:21; 42:2–3) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
21:3421:34, 29 January 2011 diff hist +4,030‎ N CHEMISH ‎ Created page with "<pre>CHEMISH Lehite PN Nephite son of OMNI, the brother of AMARON, and father of ABINADOM; 3rd century B.C. (Omni 8–10). Even though this could be taken as the name of a ..."
21:3121:31, 29 January 2011 diff hist +154‎ N CHALDEES ‎ Created page with "<pre>*CHALDEES Biblical gentilic Group of the same race as the Assyrians (2 Nephi 23:19) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
21:3021:30, 29 January 2011 diff hist +159‎ N CHALDEANS ‎ Created page with "<pre>*CHALDEANS Biblical gentilic Group of the same race as the Assyrians (1 Nephi 20:14, 20) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
21:2921:29, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,178‎ N CEZORAM ‎ Created page with "<pre>CEZORAM Lehite PN Chief judge, ca. 30–26 BC (Helaman 5:1; 6:19) This form could be related to the other Book of Mormon names Zoram, Zeram, Seezoram, Esrom, Ezrom (an a..."
21:2821:28, 29 January 2011 diff hist +146‎ N CARCHEMISH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*CARCHEMISH Biblical GN A town on the bank of the Euphrates (2 Nephi 20:9) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
21:2721:27, 29 January 2011 diff hist +126‎ N CALNO ‎ Created page with "<pre>*CALNO Biblical GN A place in Palestine (2 Nephi 20:9) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
21:2621:26, 29 January 2011 diff hist +133‎ N CAIN ‎ Created page with "<pre>*CAIN Biblical PN The son of Adam (Helaman 6:27; Ether 8:15) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
21:2521:25, 29 January 2011 diff hist +968‎ N BOUNTIFUL ‎ Created page with "<pre>BOUNTIFUL Lehite GN 1. A place probably on the southern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 17:5–7) 2. City and land, 1st c. BC–ca. 30 AD (Alma..."
21:2321:23, 29 January 2011 diff hist +299‎ N BOAZ ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡BOAZ Lehite GN City north of Desolation, ca. 375 AD (Mormon 4:20) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. Notes This name is known from the biblic..."
21:2221:22, 29 January 2011 diff hist +146‎ N BETHABARA ‎ Created page with "<pre>*BETHABARA Biblical GN The place where John baptized Christ (1 Nephi 10:9) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
21:2121:21, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,260‎ N BENJAMIN ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡BENJAMIN Lehite PN Son of Mosiah I, prophet-king in Zarahemla, ca. 200–121 BC (Omni 23; Helaman 5:9) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. Note..."
21:2021:20, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,594‎ N BATH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*BATH Biblical noun Liquid capacity-measure (2 Nephi 15:10) Hebrew bat “bath-measure” (1 Kings 7:26, 38, Ezekiel 45:10-14, Ezra 7:22) 2 Nephi 15:10 ǁ Isaiah 5:10 (ba..."
21:1821:18, 29 January 2011 diff hist +141‎ N BASHAN ‎ Created page with "<pre>*BASHAN Biblical GN The district assigned to Manasseh (2 Nephi 12:13) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
21:1621:16, 29 January 2011 diff hist +144‎ N BABYLON ‎ Created page with "<pre>*BABYLON Biblical GN The capital of Babylonia (1 Nephi 1:13; Omni 1:15) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
21:1121:11, 29 January 2011 diff hist +389‎ Participant Contact Information ‎No edit summary
20:5220:52, 29 January 2011 diff hist +18‎ N Preface ‎ Created page with "<pre>Preface</pre>"
20:5020:50, 29 January 2011 diff hist +19‎ N Foreword ‎ Created page with "<pre>Foreword</pre>"
20:0720:07, 29 January 2011 diff hist +71‎ Participant Contact Information ‎No edit summary
20:0520:05, 29 January 2011 diff hist +24‎ N Variant Index ‎ Created page with "<pre>Variant List </pre>"
20:0420:04, 29 January 2011 diff hist +24‎ N Bibliography ‎ Created page with "<pre>Bibliography </pre>"
20:0420:04, 29 January 2011 diff hist +154‎ N Participant Contact Information ‎ Created page with "<pre> Paul Y. Hoskisson Stephen D. Ricks Robert F. Smith John Gee Editor: Karlie Alldredge (801)-712-5907 (Cell) explodingbananaface@gmail.com </pre>"
19:5119:51, 29 January 2011 diff hist +168‎ N ASSYRIAN ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ASSYRIAN Biblical gentilic Inhabitants of Assyria (2 Nephi 20:5, 24; 24:25) Gentilic of Assyria For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
19:5019:50, 29 January 2011 diff hist +442‎ N ASSYRIA ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ASSYRIA Biblical GN A great Eastern empire (2 Nephi 17:17; 21:16) This biblical GN is the English rendering of the original Assyrian language name of their homeland,..."
19:4919:49, 29 January 2011 diff hist +122‎ N ARPAD ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ARPAD Biblical GN City in Syria (2 Nephi 20:9) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre"
19:4919:49, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,008‎ N ARCHEANTUS ‎ Created page with "<pre>ARCHEANTUS Nephite PN Army leader, ca. 340 AD (Moroni 9:2) It is possible that this word is Greek in origin. Greeks were known to have served as mercenaries in the Levant..."
19:4719:47, 29 January 2011 diff hist +936‎ N ANTUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTUM Nephite (?) GN Land north of Desolation, where the hill Shim is located, ca. 321 AD (Mormon 1:3) Because Antum is north of the narrow neck of land, it may be Jared..."
19:4619:46, 29 January 2011 diff hist +224‎ N ANTIPUS ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTIPUS Nephite PN General, ca. 65 BC (Alma 56:9; 56:57) See the discussion under Antipas. Cf. Book of Mormon Onti, Ani-Anti, Antiomno, Antion, Antionah, Antionum, An..."
19:4419:44, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,062‎ N ANTIPAS ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡ANTIPAS Lehite GN Mountain on Lamanite border, ca. 72 BC (Alma 47:7, 9–10) It is possible that this GN is related to the Greek PN recorded in Revelation 2:13, Anti..."
19:4219:42, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,221‎ N ANTIPARAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTIPARAH Nephite GN City on Lamanite border, ca. 65 BC (Alma 56:14; 57:4) If the name can be divided anti- (for which see Anti-Nephi-Lehi) and -parah, it may be that t..."
19:4119:41, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,004‎ N ANTIONUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTIONUM Nephite PN & GN 1. General, ca. 385 AD (Mormon 6:14) 2. Zoramite land, ca. 75 BC (Alma 31:3; 43:22) The name of the city may derive from the gold Antion (A..."
19:3819:38, 29 January 2011 diff hist +745‎ N ANTIONAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTIONAH Nephite PN A ruler in Ammonihah, ca. 82 BC (Alma 12:20) If Antionah is to be divided anti- and -onah, then perhaps the first element is identical to anti in An..."
19:3619:36, 29 January 2011 diff hist +3,573‎ N ANTION ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTION Lehite common noun Gold measure, or rate of exchange for gold; = 3 shiblons (Alma 11:19 = 1½ senines of gold = 1½ measures of grain (Alma 11:7, 15). This te..."
19:3419:34, 29 January 2011 diff hist +590‎ N ANTIOMNO ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTIOMNO Lamanite PN King of land of Middoni, 1st c. BC (Alma 20:4) If the name is to be divided into anti- and -omno, the first part of this PN, anti, may be the same ..."
19:3219:32, 29 January 2011 diff hist +225‎ N ANTINEPHILEHIES ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTINEPHILEHIES Lamanite gentilic Followers of Lamanite king AntiNephiLehi (q.v.), who took his name from them; also called “people of AntiNephiLehi” 2nd c. BC (..."
19:2819:28, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,378‎ N ANTINEPHILEHI ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTINEPHILEHI Lamanite title/PN & gentilic 1. King whose father had converted, also brother of Lamoni, ca. 83 BC (Alma 24:3, 5) 2. “People of AntiNephiLehi”, sub..."
19:2719:27, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,105‎ N ANI-ANTI ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANI-ANTI Lamanite GN Village, 1st c. BC (Alma 21:11) Possibly a GN from an indigenous people. Also, possibly Egyptian. See the ʿn.tj names in Ranke, I, p. 69–70. No..."
19:2519:25, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,451‎ N ANGOLA ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANGOLA Nephite GN City, ca. 327–8 AD (Mormon 2:4) If the root is Semitic, then possibly it may be derived from the common North-West Semitic ʾyn, a particle meaning ..."
19:2319:23, 29 January 2011 diff hist +125‎ N ANATHOTH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ANATHOTH Biblical GN A priestly city (2 Nephi 20:30) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
19:2119:21, 29 January 2011 diff hist +146‎ N AMULONITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMULONITES Nephite gentilic Descendants of Amulon (q.v.) and his followers, 2nd c. BC (Alma 21:3–4; 24:29) Gentilic of Amulon</pre>"
19:1919:19, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,577‎ N AMULON ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMULON Nephite PN 1. Priest of King Noah, made king of lands of Amulon and Helam by King Laman, 2nd c. BC (Mosiah 23:32; Alma 25:8) Nephite GN 2. Land settled by..."
19:1019:10, 29 January 2011 diff hist +129‎ N AMOZ ‎ Created page with "<pre>*AMOZ Biblical PN Father of Isaiah (2 Nephi 12:1; 23:1) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
19:0919:09, 29 January 2011 diff hist +220‎ N AMOS ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡AMOS Nephite PN 1. Scribe, ca. 110–194 AD (4 Nephi 1:19, 21) 2. Scribe, son (descendant?) of No. 1, ca. 194–306 AD (4 Nephi 1:21, 47) For the etymology see..."
19:0819:08, 29 January 2011 diff hist +400‎ N AMORON ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMORON Nephite PN Soldier, late 4th c. AD (Moroni 9:7) Amoron is most likely a late variant of the earlier Amaron or Ammoron. See the same for a discussion of the etymo..."
19:0519:05, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,477‎ N AMNOR ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMNOR Nephite PN & noun 1. Captain, ca. 87 BC (Alma 2:22) 2. Silver currency, ca. 82 BC (Alma 11:6, 11) It is likely that two etymologies must be prop..."
19:0219:02, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,432‎ N AMNIHU ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMNIHU Nephite GN Hill, ca. 87 BC (Alma 2:15) Given the tendency to name places after people, it is likely that Amnihu was originally a PN. The most likely etymology wo..."
19:0019:00, 29 January 2011 diff hist +728‎ N AMNIGADDAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMNIGADDAH Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:14–15; 10:31) Without knowing the cultural and linguistic antecedents of Jaredite, it is at best speculative to offer etymologies ..."
18:5818:58, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,432‎ N AMMORON ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMMORON Lehite PN Traitor, became king of the Lamanites; brother of Amalickiah, descended from Zoram. Ca. 66–61 BC (Alma 52:3; Helaman 1:16) Two different sets of etymo..."
18:5618:56, 29 January 2011 diff hist +168‎ N AMMONITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡AMMONITES Lehite gentilic Nephite term for converts of Ammon (No. 2), also called “people of Ammon,” ca. 65 BC (Alma 56:57; 57:6) Gentilic of Ammon</pre>"
18:5418:54, 29 January 2011 diff hist +109‎ N AMMONIHAHITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMMONIHAHITES Lehite gentilic Inhabitants of Ammonihah (q.v.) (Alma 16:9) Gentilic of Ammonihah</pre>"
18:5318:53, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,058‎ N AMMONIHAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMMONIHAH Lehite PN 1. Chief Judge, ca. 82 BC (Alma 14:4) (Is this because he was the 1st inhabitant (Alma 8:7)? I couldn't find him named specifically, other than ..."
18:4818:48, 29 January 2011 diff hist +3,541‎ N AMMON ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMMON Mulekite PN 1. Explorer, ca. 121 BC (Mosiah 7:3; 22:11) Lehite PN 2. Son of Mosiah II, ca. 91 BC (Mosiah 27:34, Ether 12:15) 3. “people of Ammon”, N..."
18:4118:41, 29 January 2011 diff hist +640‎ N AMMARON ‎ Created page with "<pre> AMMARON Lehite PN Historian, ca. 306 AD (4 Nephi 1:47; Mormon 4:23) Ammaron could be a variant of Amaron (see above). However, if the double m is to be taken seriously, ..."
18:4018:40, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,667‎ N AMMAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡AMMAH Lehite PN Missionary, ca. 91 BC (Alma 20:2; 21:11) The most likely root of Ammah seems to be ʿmm, a common Semitic kinship term meaning variously “people, cla..."
18:3718:37, 29 January 2011 diff hist +121‎ N AMLICITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMLICITES Lehite gentilic Rebel followers of Amlici (q.v.), ca. 87 BC (Alma 2:11; 3:20) Gentilic of Amlici </pre>"
18:3618:36, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,286‎ N AMLICI ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMLICI Lehite PN Nephite rebel, of the order of Nehors, 1st c. BC (Alma 2:1; 2:31) If the pronunciation “ăm´li-sī” is correct, then a derivation from the root (?) ..."
18:3218:32, 29 January 2011 diff hist +747‎ N AMINADI ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMINADI Lehite PN Prophet, ancestor of Amulek, hence between ca. 6th–2nd c. BC (Alma 10:2–3) Aminadi is to be compared with Abinadi, with the substitution of ʿm “p..."
18:3018:30, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,156‎ N AMINADAB ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡AMINADAB Lehite PN Rebel, went over to Lamanites, dwelt in LehiNephi, ca. 30 BC (Helaman 5:39, 41) Aminadab is identical to the biblical PN Amminadab. For the etymolog..."
18:2918:29, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,424‎ N AMGID ‎ Created page with "<pre> AMGID Jaredite PN King (usurper) (Ether 10:32) Until Jaredite can be connected with a known ancient language and culture, attempts at etymologies are at best wild guesse..."
18:2718:27, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,901‎ N AMARON ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMARON Lehite PN Scribe, 2nd c. BC (Omni 3–4) Amaron seems most likely to be connected with the root West Semitic root ʾmr, “to speak, to say; word.” Biblical name..."
18:2618:26, 29 January 2011 diff hist +135‎ N AMALICKIAHITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMALICKIAHITES Lehite gentilic Followers of rebel Amalickiah (q.v.), ca. 73 BC (Alma 46:28; 49:9) Gentilic of Amalickiah </pre>"
18:2418:24, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,950‎ N AMALICKIAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMALICKIAH Lehite PN Rebel who became king of the Lamanites, ca. 73–67 BC (Alma 46:3; 62:35) As with Amaleki and its gentilic, the temptation is to see the common Semit..."
18:2318:23, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,137‎ N AMALEKITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡AMALEKITE(S) Lehite gentilic Sect of apostates (many after the order of Nehor), allies of the Lamanites who built the city of Jerusalem, ca. 90 BC (Alma 21:2; 43:44) G..."
18:2018:20, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,821‎ N AMALEKI ‎ Created page with "<pre> AMALEKI Lehite PN 1. Scribe, most likely 2nd c. BC (Omni 12; Words of Mormon 1:10) Mulekite PN 2. “Brother” of Ammon, ca. 121 BC (Mosiah 7:6) It would be most temp..."
18:1818:18, 29 January 2011 diff hist +137‎ N ALPHA ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ALPHA Biblical DN (NT) Descriptive name for Christ (3 Nephi 9:18) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
18:1718:17, 29 January 2011 diff hist +6,783‎ N ALMA ‎ Created page with "<pre>ALMA Lehite PN & GN 1. High priest, ca. 148 BC (Mosiah 17:2; Alma 5:11) 2. Son of No. 1, high priest and chief judge, ca. 100 BC (Mosiah 27:8; Ether 12:13) 3. V..."
18:1318:13, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,320‎ N AKISH ‎ Created page with "<pre>AKISH Jaredite PN & GN 1. Son of Kimnor (Ether 8:10; 9:12) 2. Wilderness near the plains of Agosh and Heshlon (Ether 14:3–4, 14) Until Jaredite can be connected to ..."
18:1018:10, 29 January 2011 diff hist +219‎ N AIATH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*AIATH Biblical GN City near the Dead Sea (2 Nephi 20:28) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. Notes Reynolds, DBM, 13, speculates that this is anot..."
18:0918:09, 29 January 2011 diff hist +125‎ N AHAZ ‎ Created page with "<pre>*AHAZ Biblical PN King of Judah (2 Nephi 17:1; 24:28) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
18:0818:08, 29 January 2011 diff hist +316‎ N AHAH ‎ Created page with "<pre> AHAH Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:9–10; 11:10–11) It is tempting to relate this PN to Semitic “brother.” However, until Jaredite can be connected to a known, ancie..."
18:0618:06, 29 January 2011 diff hist +571‎ N AGOSH ‎ Created page with "<pre> AGOSH Jaredite GN Plains (Ether 14:15–16) Until it is demonstrated that the Jaredites came from an Ancient Near Eastern cultural background, proposals for Jaredite na..."
18:0418:04, 29 January 2011 diff hist +129‎ N ADAM ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ADAM Biblical PN First man (1 Nephi 5:11; Moroni 10:3) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
18:0318:03, 29 January 2011 diff hist +183‎ N ABRAHAM ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ABRAHAM Biblical PN Hebrew prophet and patriarch, possibly of the Middle Bronze Age (1 Nephi 6:4; Ether 13:11) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.<..."
18:0218:02, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,517‎ N ABLOM ‎ Created page with "<pre> ABLOM Jaredite GN Place by the sea, east of the hill Shim and east of Ramah (Cumorah) (Ether 9:3) Until it is demonstrated that the Jaredites came from a Semitic cul..."
18:0018:00, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,313‎ N ABISH ‎ Created page with "<pre>ABISH Lehite PN Queen’s maid in the land of Ishmael (hence perhaps an Ishmaelitess), ca. 90 BC (Alma 19:16) The name can best be understood as ab-iš, with the mea..."
17:5917:59, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,114‎ N ABINADOM ‎ Created page with "<pre> ABINADOM Lehite PN Historian and scribe, 3rd c. BC (Omni 10, 12) The meaning is not clear. If the name is to be divided into Abi-nadom the first element would translate..."
17:5717:57, 29 January 2011 diff hist +14‎ ABINADI ‎No edit summary
17:5417:54, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,160‎ N AHA ‎ Created page with "<pre> AHA Lehite PN Military officer, son of Zoram, ca. 81 BC (Alma 16:5) Aha looks very much like a hypocoristicon from ʾaḥ, “brother,” with the hypocoristic ending ..."
17:4017:40, 29 January 2011 diff hist +18‎ N Abel ‎ moved Abel to ABEL current
17:4017:40, 29 January 2011 diff hist 0‎ m ABEL ‎ moved Abel to ABEL
17:3717:37, 29 January 2011 diff hist +19‎ N Aaron ‎ moved Aaron to AARON current
17:3717:37, 29 January 2011 diff hist 0‎ m AARON ‎ moved Aaron to AARON
17:3717:37, 29 January 2011 diff hist +21‎ N Abinadi ‎ moved Abinadi to ABINADI current
17:3717:37, 29 January 2011 diff hist 0‎ m ABINADI ‎ moved Abinadi to ABINADI
17:2617:26, 29 January 2011 diff hist +8‎ AARON ‎No edit summary
17:2517:25, 29 January 2011 diff hist +3,680‎ N ABINADI ‎ Created page with "<pre> ABINADI Nephite PN Prophet, 2nd c. BC (Mosiah 11:20; Mormon 1:19) The ancient name which most closely resembles Abinadi is probably the Old Akkadian PN a-ba-na-da fro..."
17:1517:15, 29 January 2011 diff hist +120‎ N ABEL ‎ Created page with "<pre> *ABEL Biblical PN Son of Adam (Helaman 6:27) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
17:1317:13, 29 January 2011 diff hist +3,563‎ N AARON ‎ Created page with " <pre>AARON Jaredite PN 1. Jaredite son/descendant of HETH, who dwelt in captivity (Ether 1:15, 10:31) Lehite PN 2. Nephite son of MOSIAH II in 1st century B.C. (Mos..."

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