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30 January 2011

  • 00:1700:17, 30 January 2011 diff hist +198 N JORDANCreated 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 JONEAMCreated 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 JONASCreated 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 JOHNCreated 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 JESUSCreated 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 JESSECreated 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 JERUSALEMCreated 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 JERSHONCreated 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 JEREMIAHCreated 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 JENEUMCreated 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 JEHOVAHCreated 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 JEBERECHIAHCreated 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 JASHONCreated 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..."

29 January 2011

  • 23:5823:58, 29 January 2011 diff hist +708 N JAROMCreated 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 JAREDITESCreated 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 JAREDCreated 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 JACOMCreated 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 JACOBUGATHCreated 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 JACOBITESCreated 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 JACOBCreated 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 ISRAELITESCreated 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 ISRAELCreated 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 ISHMAELITISHCreated 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 ISHMAELITESNo edit summary
  • 23:4323:43, 29 January 2011 diff hist +331 N ISHMAELITESCreated 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 ISHMAELCreated 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 ISAIAHCreated 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 ISABELCreated 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 ISAACCreated 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 IRREANTUMCreated 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 IMMANUELCreated 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 HOSANNACreated 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 HOREBCreated 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 HOMERCreated 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 HIMNICreated 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 HETHCreated 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 HESHLONCreated 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 HERMOUNTSCreated 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 HEMCreated 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 HELORUMCreated 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 HELEMCreated 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 HELAMANCreated 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 HELAMCreated 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 HEARTHOMCreated 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 HAMATHCreated 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 HAGOTHCreated 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 GOMORRAHCreated 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 GIMGIMNOCreated 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 GILGALCreated 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 GILGAHCreated 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 GILEADCreated 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 GIDGIDDONICreated 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 GIDGIDDONAHCreated 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 GIDEONCreated 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/GIDANAHCreated 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 GIDDIANHICreated 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 GIDCreated 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 GIBEAHCreated 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 GEBIMCreated 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 GEBACreated 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 GAZELEMCreated 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 GALLIMNo edit summary
  • 22:4322:43, 29 January 2011 diff hist +3 GALILEENo edit summary
  • 22:4322:43, 29 January 2011 diff hist +80 GALILEENo edit summary
  • 22:4222:42, 29 January 2011 diff hist +217 N GALLIMCreated 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 GALILEECreated 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 GADIOMNAHCreated 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 GADIANDINo edit summary
  • 22:3722:37, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,700 N GADIANTON/GADDIANTONCreated 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) ROBBERSCreated 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 GADIANDICreated 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/EZRUMCreated 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/EZAIASCreated 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 EVECreated 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 ETHERCreated 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/ETHAMCreated 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 ESROMCreated 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 EPHRAIMCreated 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 EPHAHCreated 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 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..."
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