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  • 02:3802:38, 3 February 2011 diff hist +19,272 PrefaceNo edit summary
  • 01:5201:52, 3 February 2011 diff hist −7 ForewordNo edit summary
  • 01:2101:21, 3 February 2011 diff hist +2,308 ForewordNo edit summary
  • 01:1801:18, 3 February 2011 diff hist +83 N Fun FactsCreated page with "<pre>Fun Facts About Our Onomasticon The Book of Mormon contains 387 names. </pre>"
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  • 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 ZORAMCreated 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 ZIONCreated 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 ZIFFCreated 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 ZERINCreated 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 ZERAMCreated 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 ZERAHEMNAHCreated 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 ZENOSCreated 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 ZENOCKCreated 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 ZENIFFCreated 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 ZENEPHICreated 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 ZEMNARIHAHCreated 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 ZEEZROMCreated 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 ZEDEKIAHCreated 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 ZECHARIAHCreated 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 ZEBULUNCreated 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 ZARAHEMLACreated 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 UZZIAHCreated 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 URIAHCreated 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 TUBALOTHCreated 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 TIMOTHYCreated 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 TEOMNERCreated 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 TEANCUMCreated 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 TARSHISHCreated 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 TABEALCreated 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 SYRIANSCreated 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 SYRIACreated 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 SOLOMONCreated 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 SODOMCreated 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 SIRONCreated 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 SINIMCreated 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 SINAICreated 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 SIDONCreated 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 SIDOMCreated 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 SHURRCreated 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 SHUMCreated 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 SHULENo edit summary
  • 00:1700:17, 3 February 2011 diff hist +88 N SHULECreated 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 SHIZCreated 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 SHINARCreated 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 SHIMNILOMCreated 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 SHIMCreated 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 SHILOMCreated 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 SHILOAHCreated 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 SHIBLUMCreated 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 SHIBLONCreated 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 SHIBLOMCreated 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 SHEZCreated 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 SHEUMCreated 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 SHERRIZAHCreated 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..."

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  • 23:5923:59, 2 February 2011 diff hist +4,078 N SHEREMCreated 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 SHEMNONCreated 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 SHEMLONCreated 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 SHEMCreated 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 SHELEMCreated 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 SHEARJASHUBCreated 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 SHAZERCreated 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 SHAREDCreated 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 SETHCreated 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 SERAPHIMCreated 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 SEONCreated 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 SENINECreated 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 SEEZORAMCreated 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 SEBUSCreated 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 SEANTUMNo edit summary
  • 23:4223:42, 2 February 2011 diff hist +520 N SEANTUMCreated 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 SAULCreated 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 SATANCreated 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 SARIAHCreated 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 SARAHCreated 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 SAMUELCreated 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 SAMARIACreated 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 SAMCreated 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 SALEMCreated 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 RIPLIANCUMCreated 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 RIPLAKISHCreated 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 RIPLAHCreated 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 REZINCreated 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 REMALIAHCreated 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 SEACreated 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 RAMEUMPTOMCreated 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 RAMATHCreated 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 RAMAHCreated 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 RAHABCreated 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 RACACreated 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 RABBANAHCreated 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 PHILISTINESCreated 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 PHARAOHCreated 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 PEKAHCreated 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 PATHROSCreated 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 PALESTINACreated 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 PAHORANCreated 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 PAGAGCreated 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 PACUMENICreated 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 PACHUSCreated 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 PAANCHICreated 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 ORIHAHCreated 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 OREBCreated 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 OPHIRCreated 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..."
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