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29 January 2011

• 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 ..."