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30 January 2011

• 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..."

29 January 2011

• 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..."