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29 January 2011

  • 22:2022:20, 29 January 2011 diff hist +152 N ENOSCreated 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 EMERNo edit summary
  • 22:1922:19, 29 January 2011 diff hist +429 N EMRONCreated 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 EMERCreated 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 ELIJAHCreated 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 ELAMCreated 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 EGYPTCreated 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 EDOMCreated 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 EDENCreated 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 NEHORSCreated 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 DESOLATIONCreated 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 DESERETCreated 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 DAVIDCreated 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 DAMASCUSCreated 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 CUSHCreated 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 CURELOMSCreated 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 CUMORAHCreated 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 CUMOMSCreated 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 CUMENIHAHCreated 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 CUMENICreated 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 COROMCreated 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 CORIHORCreated 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 CORIANTUMRCreated 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 CORIANTUMCreated 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 CORIANTORCreated 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 CORIANTONCreated 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 COMNORCreated 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 COMCreated 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 COHORCreated 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 CHRISTIANSCreated 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 CHRISTCreated 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 CHERUBIMCreated 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 CHEMISHCreated 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 CHALDEESCreated 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 CHALDEANSCreated 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 CEZORAMCreated 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 CARCHEMISHCreated 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 CALNOCreated 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 CAINCreated 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 BOUNTIFULCreated 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 BOAZCreated 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 BETHABARACreated 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 BENJAMINCreated 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 BATHCreated 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 BASHANCreated 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 BABYLONCreated 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 InformationNo edit summary
  • 20:5220:52, 29 January 2011 diff hist +18 N PrefaceCreated page with "<pre>Preface</pre>"
  • 20:5020:50, 29 January 2011 diff hist +19 N ForewordCreated page with "<pre>Foreword</pre>"
  • 20:0720:07, 29 January 2011 diff hist +71 Participant Contact InformationNo edit summary
  • 20:0520:05, 29 January 2011 diff hist +24 N Variant IndexCreated page with "<pre>Variant List </pre>"
  • 20:0420:04, 29 January 2011 diff hist +24 N BibliographyCreated page with "<pre>Bibliography </pre>"
  • 20:0420:04, 29 January 2011 diff hist +154 N Participant Contact InformationCreated 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 ASSYRIANCreated 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 ASSYRIACreated 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 ARPADCreated 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 ARCHEANTUSCreated 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 ANTUMCreated 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 ANTIPUSCreated 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 ANTIPASCreated 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 ANTIPARAHCreated 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 ANTIONUMCreated 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 ANTIONAHCreated 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 ANTIONCreated 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 ANTIOMNOCreated 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 ANTINEPHILEHIESCreated 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 ANTINEPHILEHICreated 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-ANTICreated 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 ANGOLACreated 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 ANATHOTHCreated 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 AMULONITESCreated 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 AMULONCreated 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 AMOZCreated 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 AMOSCreated 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 AMORONCreated 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 AMNORCreated 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 AMNIHUCreated 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 AMNIGADDAHCreated 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 AMMORONCreated 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 AMMONITESCreated 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 AMMONIHAHITESCreated 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 AMMONIHAHCreated 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 AMMONCreated 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 AMMARONCreated 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 AMMAHCreated 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 AMLICITESCreated 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 AMLICICreated 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 AMINADICreated 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 AMINADABCreated 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 AMGIDCreated 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 AMARONCreated 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 AMALICKIAHITESCreated 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 AMALICKIAHCreated 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 AMALEKITESCreated 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 AMALEKICreated 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 ALPHACreated 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 ALMACreated 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 AKISHCreated 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 AIATHCreated 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..."
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