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3 February 2011
- 01:1801:18, 3 February 2011 diff hist +83 N Fun Facts Created 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 ZORAM Created 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 ZION Created 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 ZIFF Created 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 ZERIN Created 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 ZERAM Created 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 ZERAHEMNAH Created 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 ZENOS Created 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 ZENOCK Created 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 ZENIFF Created 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 ZENEPHI Created 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 ZEMNARIHAH Created 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 ZEEZROM Created 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 ZEDEKIAH Created 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 ZECHARIAH Created 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 ZEBULUN Created 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 ZARAHEMLA Created 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 UZZIAH Created 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 URIAH Created 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 TUBALOTH Created 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 TIMOTHY Created 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 TEOMNER Created 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 TEANCUM Created 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 TARSHISH Created 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 TABEAL Created 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 SYRIANS Created 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 SYRIA Created 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 SOLOMON Created 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 SODOM Created 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 SIRON Created 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 SINIM Created 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 SINAI Created 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 SIDON Created 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 SIDOM Created 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 SHURR Created 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 SHUM Created 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 SHULE No edit summary
- 00:1700:17, 3 February 2011 diff hist +88 N SHULE Created 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 SHIZ Created 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 SHINAR Created 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 SHIMNILOM Created 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 SHIM Created 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 SHILOM Created 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 SHILOAH Created 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 SHIBLUM Created 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 SHIBLON Created 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 SHIBLOM Created 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 SHEZ Created 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 SHEUM Created 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 SHERRIZAH Created 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..."
2 February 2011
- 23:5923:59, 2 February 2011 diff hist +4,078 N SHEREM Created 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 SHEMNON Created 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 SHEMLON Created 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 SHEM Created 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 SHELEM Created 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 SHEARJASHUB Created 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 SHAZER Created 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 SHARED Created 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 SETH Created 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 SERAPHIM Created 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 SEON Created 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 SENINE Created 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 SEEZORAM Created 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 SEBUS Created 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 SEANTUM No edit summary
- 23:4223:42, 2 February 2011 diff hist +520 N SEANTUM Created 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 SAUL Created 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 SATAN Created 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 SARIAH Created 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 SARAH Created 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 SAMUEL Created 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 SAMARIA Created 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 SAM Created 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 SALEM Created 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 RIPLIANCUM Created 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 RIPLAKISH Created 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 RIPLAH Created 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 REZIN Created 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 REMALIAH Created 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 SEA Created 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 RAMEUMPTOM Created 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 RAMATH Created 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 RAMAH Created 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 RAHAB Created 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 RACA Created 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 RABBANAH Created 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 PHILISTINES Created 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 PHARAOH Created 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 PEKAH Created 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 PATHROS Created 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 PALESTINA Created 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 PAHORAN Created 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 PAGAG Created 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 PACUMENI Created 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 PACHUS Created 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 PAANCHI Created 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 ORIHAH Created 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 OREB Created 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 OPHIR Created 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..."
- 23:0723:07, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,031 N ONIHAH Created page with "<pre>ONIHAH Lehite GN City, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 9:7) As in the previous name, biblical ʾōn, “strength, wealth,” from which several biblical GNs and PNs are formed, may ..."
- 23:0623:06, 2 February 2011 diff hist +2,539 N ONIDAH Created page with "<pre>ONIDAH Lehite GN 1. Hill, ca. 75 BC (Alma 32:4) 2. Place, ca. 73 BC, perhaps same as hill, No. 1 (Alma 47:5) If the derivation of the name of the hill in Zoramite..."
- 23:0423:04, 2 February 2011 diff hist +918 N OMNI Created page with "<pre>OMNI Lehite PN Scribe, 4th c. BC (Jarom 15, Omni 1) The form of Omni resembles the Zimri/Omri pattern. The root could be either ʿmn or ʾmn. The latter means “to con..."
- 23:0323:03, 2 February 2011 diff hist +564 N OMNER Created page with "<pre>OMNER Lehite PN & GN 1. Son of Mosiah No. 2, missionary, ca. 91 BC (Mosiah 27:34; Alma 31:32) 2. City, perhaps named from No. 1 (Alma 51:26) The name resembles bib..."
- 23:0223:02, 2 February 2011 diff hist +253 N OMER Created page with "<pre>‡OMER Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:29–30; 9:14) No etymology is suggested. A connection with the biblical unit of dry measure is implausible. Unlikely are all Semitic ..."
- 23:0123:01, 2 February 2011 diff hist +129 N OMEGA Created page with "<pre>*OMEGA Biblical DN (NT) A title for Christ (3 Nephi 9:18) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
- 23:0023:00, 2 February 2011 diff hist +156 N OGATH Created page with "<pre>OGATH Jaredite GN Place: “. . .a place which was called Ogath” (Ether 15:10) No etymology is suggested. Cf. Book of Mormon Jacobugath </pre>"
- 22:5922:59, 2 February 2011 diff hist +131 N NOB Created page with "<pre>*NOB Biblical GN Priestly city in Benjamin (2 Nephi 20:32) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
- 22:5722:57, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,223 N NOAH Created page with "<pre>‡NOAH Biblical PN 1. Patriarch at the time of the Flood (Alma 10:22; Ether 6:7) Jaredite PN 2. Usurper (Ether 7:14–15, 18–21) Lehite PN & GN 3. Son of Z..."
- 22:5422:54, 2 February 2011 diff hist +296 NIMROD No edit summary
- 22:5222:52, 2 February 2011 diff hist +573 N NIMROD Created page with "<pre>‡NIMROD Jaredite GN & PN 1. Old World valley named after Nimrod, the hunter (Ether 2:1, 4) 2. Prince (Ether 7:22) For the etymology see the standard biblical commen..."
- 22:5122:51, 2 February 2011 diff hist +544 N NIMRAH Created page with "<pre>‡NIMRAH Jaredite PN Prince (Ether 9:8–9) No etymology is suggested. If biblical names may be appealed to, see Nimrah (nimrāh) in Numbers 32:3 (JAT). See also bibli..."
- 22:5022:50, 2 February 2011 diff hist +908 N NEUM Created page with "<pre>†NEUM Brass Plates PN Old World prophet quoted by Nephi I (1 Nephi 19:10) The biblical Hebrew ne’um means “voice (inspired or visionary), utterance, revelation, wo..."
- 22:4922:49, 2 February 2011 diff hist +152 N NEPHITE(S) Created page with "<pre>NEPHITE(S) Lehite gentilic Descendant(s) of Nephi No. 1 and his followers, from 6th c. BC (2 Nephi 29:12; Moroni 1:2) Gentilic of nephi </pre>"
- 22:4822:48, 2 February 2011 diff hist +652 N NEPHIHAH Created page with "<pre>NEPHIHAH Lehite PN & GN 1. Chief judge, 1st c. BC (Alma 4:17; Alma 50:37) 2. City and land, perhaps named from No. 1, 1st c. BC (Alma 50:14; 62:30) 3. Plains, c..."
- 22:4622:46, 2 February 2011 diff hist +4,226 N NEPHI Created page with "<pre>NEPHI Lehite PN & GN 1. Son of Lehi No.1, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 1:1; Ether 8:21) 2. Son of Helaman No.3; chief judge, prophet, ca. 39–30 BC; translated ca. 6..."
- 22:4422:44, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,096 N NEHOR Created page with "<pre>NEHOR Jaredite GN 1. City and land (Ether 7: 4, 9) Lehite PN 2. Apostate, executed ca. 91 B.C. (Alma 1: 15; 6: 7) 3. Apostate group named from No. 2, termed “order..."
- 22:4322:43, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,198 N NEAS Created page with "<pre>NEAS Lehite noun A cultivated plant (Mosiah 9: 9) No etymology is suggested. A semitic root such as nās/ṣ/š/ś/z, na ’s/ṣ/š/ś/z or na ‘s/ṣ/š/ś/z would be ..."
- 22:4222:42, 2 February 2011 diff hist +132 N NAZARETH Created page with "<pre>*NAZARETH Biblical GN (NT) Early home of JESUS (1 Nephi 11: 13) For etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
- 22:4022:40, 2 February 2011 diff hist +125 N NAPHTALI Created page with "<pre>*NAPHTALI Biblical PN Fifth son of JACOB (2 Nephi 19: 1) For etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
- 22:3922:39, 2 February 2011 diff hist +3,090 N NAHOM Created page with "<pre>NAHOM Lehite GN Old World burial place of ISHMAEL, probably in Arabia (1 Nephi 16: 34) Surprisingly, evidence for Nahom as a Book of Mormon name is based primarily on his..."
- 22:3522:35, 2 February 2011 diff hist +281 N MORIANTUM Created page with "<pre>MORIANTUM Lehite GN Land, 4th c. AD (Moroni 9:9) No etymology is suggested. The name is similar enough to known Jaredite names to suggest that this GN is also of Jaredite..."
- 22:3522:35, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,212 N MORIANCUMER Created page with "<pre>MORIANCUMER Jaredite GN Old world place on seashore (Ether 2:13). This name is also a PN according to a statement by Joseph Smith. See George Reynolds..."
- 22:3222:32, 2 February 2011 diff hist +10 Name Index No edit summary
- 22:3222:32, 2 February 2011 diff hist +323 N MOCUM Created page with "<pre>MOCUM Lehite GN City which sank into the sea, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 9:7) Cf. Hebrew maqōm, “place, station, town, village” = Arabic maqām, also known from Syriac, Ethi..."
- 22:3122:31, 2 February 2011 diff hist +132 N MOAB Created page with "<pre>*MOAB Biblical GN Land east of the Dead Sea (2 Nephi 21:14) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
- 22:2922:29, 2 February 2011 diff hist +148 N MIGRON Created page with "<pre>*MIGRON Biblical GN Unknown locale disturbed by Sennacherib (2 Nephi 20:28) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
- 22:2722:27, 2 February 2011 diff hist +182 N MIDIAN Created page with "<pre>‡MIDIAN Biblical PN & GN 1. Descendants of MIDIAN (2 Nephi 20:26) Lehite GN 2. Land, ca. 90 BC (Alma 24:5) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </..."
- 22:2622:26, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,575 N MIDDONI Created page with "<pre>MIDDONI Lehite GN Land, ca. 90 BC (Alma 20:2; 23:10) There are several place-names from the ancient Near East with which this name may be compared. However tempting, the ..."
- 22:2422:24, 2 February 2011 diff hist +149 N MICHMASH Created page with "<pre>MICHMASH Biblical GN Town belonging to the tribe of BENJAMIN (2 Nephi 20:28) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
- 22:2322:23, 2 February 2011 diff hist +160 N MESSIAH Created page with "<pre>*MESSIAH Biblical DN An Aramaic word meaning the anointed (1 Nephi 1:19; Helaman 8:13) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
- 22:2222:22, 2 February 2011 diff hist +754 N MELEK Created page with "<pre>MELEK Lehite GN Land and city, three days south of AMMONIHAH on the west of the River SIDON by the borders of the wilderness, ca. 82 BC (Alma 8:3; 45:18) Ariel Cr..."
31 January 2011
- 15:2415:24, 31 January 2011 diff hist +133 N MEDES Created page with "<pre>*MEDES Biblical gentilic Inhabitants of Media (2 Nephi 23:17) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
- 15:2315:23, 31 January 2011 diff hist +281 N MATHONIHAH Created page with "<pre>MATHONIHAH Lehite PN Apostle, and brother of Mathoni, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) This is the expanded form of the name Mathoni (see above). See the introduction for the e..."
- 15:2215:22, 31 January 2011 diff hist +924 N MATHONI Created page with "<pre>MATHONI Lehite PN Apostle, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) From the root ntn, “to give,” this name would mean “gift.” The biblical PNs Mattan, Mattanah, and Mattaniah ..."
- 15:2115:21, 31 January 2011 diff hist +134 N MARY Created page with "<pre>*MARY Biblical PN (NT) Mother of Jesus (Mosiah 3:8; Alma 7:10) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
- 15:2115:21, 31 January 2011 diff hist +867 N MANTI Created page with "<pre>MANTI Lehite PN & GN 1. Soldier, spy, ca. 87 BC (Alma 2:22) 2. Hill near Zarahemla, ca. 90 BC (Alma 1:15) 3. City and land, ca. 65 BC (Alma 16:6; 59:6) According ..."
- 15:1915:19, 31 January 2011 diff hist +146 N MANNA Created page with "<pre>*MANNA Biblical noun A food sent from heaven (1 Nephi 17:28; Mosiah 7:19) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
- 15:1715:17, 31 January 2011 diff hist +135 N MANASSEH Created page with "<pre>*MANASSEH Biblical PN Son of Joseph (2 Nephi 19:21; Alma 10:3) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
- 15:1615:16, 31 January 2011 diff hist +147 N MAMMON Created page with "<pre>*MAMMON Biblical noun (NT) An Aramaic word meaning riches (3 Nephi 13:24) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries</pre>"
- 15:1615:16, 31 January 2011 diff hist +130 N MALACHI Created page with "<pre>*MALACHI Biblical PN Old Testament prophet (3 Nephi 24:1) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
- 15:1515:15, 31 January 2011 diff hist +423 N MAHONRI Created page with "<pre>MAHONRI Jaredite PN This name is not found in the Book of Mormon but is mentioned as the name of the “brother of Jared” in George Reynolds, Era 8, 705 and Alma P. Bur..."
- 15:1315:13, 31 January 2011 diff hist +138 N MAHER-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ Created page with "<pre>*MAHER-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ Biblical PN Son of Isaiah (2 Nephi 18:1, 3) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
- 15:1215:12, 31 January 2011 diff hist +411 N MAHAH Created page with "<pre>MAHAH Jaredite PN Son of Jared (Ether 6:14) No etymology is suggested. It is doubtful that the biblical PNs Maachah and Maacah (though the spelling is different in Engl..."
- 15:1115:11, 31 January 2011 diff hist +128 N MADMENAH Created page with "<pre>*MADMENAH Biblical PN A town in Benjamin (2 Nephi 20:31) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
- 15:1015:10, 31 January 2011 diff hist 0 LURAM No edit summary
- 15:1015:10, 31 January 2011 diff hist +671 N LURAM Created page with "<pre>LURAM Lehite PN Soldier, 4th c. AD (Moroni 9:2) No etymology is suggested. Most unlikely is Sumerian lu “man” plus Akkadian rām “exalted,” because ancient Nea..."
- 15:0915:09, 31 January 2011 diff hist +329 N LUCIFER Created page with "<pre>*LUCIFER Biblical PN Name of Satan before he fell (2 Nephi 24:12) Note that “Lucifer” is not a transliterated Hebrew word but rather is the Latin interpretation of th..."
- 15:0715:07, 31 January 2011 diff hist −1 LIMNAH No edit summary
- 15:0115:01, 31 January 2011 diff hist +14,861 N LIMNAH Created page with "<pre>LIMNAH Lehite noun Largest Nephite gold-measure, equivalent in value to one silver ONTI (Alma 11:5,10). Since the Book of Mormon was apparently written in Egyptian script..."
- 14:5314:53, 31 January 2011 diff hist +735 N LIMHI Created page with "<pre>LIMHI Lehite PN King of LehiNephi, son of Noah, 4th c. BC (Mosiah 7:9; Ether 15:33) The element lim (see Limhah) may be present in this name. However, more likely is an..."
- 14:5214:52, 31 January 2011 diff hist +635 N LIMHER Created page with "<pre>LIMHER Lehite PN Soldier and spy, ca. 87 BC (Alma 2:22) Perhaps this is an infinitive of mhr, “hasten,” with preposition l (RFS). Though some think this unlikely as ..."
- 14:5114:51, 31 January 2011 diff hist +2,234 N LIMHAH Created page with "<pre>LIMHAH Lehite PN General, 4th c. AD (Mormon 6:14) Like Lamah, Limhah may be related to the biblical PN Lamech (JH). Much less likely is a derivation analyzed as Limiah ..."
- 14:5014:50, 31 January 2011 diff hist +1,282 N LIB Created page with "<pre>LIB Jaredite PN 1. King (Ether 1:17–18; 10:18–19, 29) 2. Usurper (Ether 14:10–17) No etymology is suggested. If Semitic languages may be used to explain the J..."
- 14:4814:48, 31 January 2011 diff hist +3,138 N LIAHONA Created page with "<pre>LIAHONA Lehite noun Directional device given to Lehi by the Lord, ca. 600 BC. It is described as a “ball” (1 Nephi 16:10), called a “director” (Mosiah 1:16) and a..."
- 14:4214:42, 31 January 2011 diff hist +702 N LEVI Created page with "<pre>‡LEVI Jaredite PN 1. King (Ether 1:20–21; 10; 14–15) Biblical PN 2. Son of Jacob (3 Nephi 24:3) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. In vi..."
- 14:4014:40, 31 January 2011 diff hist +108 N LEMUELITES Created page with "<pre>LEMUELITES Lehite gentilic Descendants of Lemuel (Jacob 1:13; Mormon 1:9) Gentilic of lemuel </pre>"
- 14:3914:39, 31 January 2011 diff hist +609 N LEMUEL Created page with "<pre>‡LEMUEL Lehite PN & GN 1. Son of Lehi I, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 2:5; Alma 43:13) 2. Valley near the borders of the Red Sea, named after Lehi’s son, ca. 600 BC (1 Neph..."
- 14:3414:34, 31 January 2011 diff hist +217 N LEHONTI Created page with "<pre>LEHONTI Lehite PN Rebel leader, ca. 73 BC (Alma 47:10–14, 18–19) No etymology immediately suggests itself. Unlikely is Hebrew *ḥnṭ, “ripen, embalm.” Cf. ..."
- 14:3314:33, 31 January 2011 diff hist +869 N LEHINEPHI Created page with "<pre>LEHINEPHI Lehite GN Land and city, ca. 121 BC (Mosiah 7:1; 9:8) It is assumed that this city was identical to the city formerly known simply as Nephi, which had been s..."
- 14:3214:32, 31 January 2011 diff hist −5 LEHI No edit summary
- 14:3114:31, 31 January 2011 diff hist +3,762 N LEHI Created page with "<pre>‡LEHI Lehite PN & GN 1. Jerusalemite prophet who fled to the New World ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 1:4; Ether 13:5) 2. Son of Zoram, possibly a Zoramite, ca. 81 BC (Alma 1..."
- 14:2814:28, 31 January 2011 diff hist +157 N LEBANON Created page with "<pre>*LEBANON Biblical GN A land in the extreme north of Palestine (2 Nephi 12:13; 27:28) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
- 14:2714:27, 31 January 2011 diff hist +378 N LEAH Created page with "<pre>‡LEAH Lehite noun Silver currency, ca. 82 BC (Alma 11:17) Perhaps related to the same root as the biblical PN Leah, which some *dictionaries derive from lʾh, “to b..."
- 14:2714:27, 31 January 2011 diff hist +718 N LAMONI Created page with "<pre>LAMONI Lehite PN King of land of Ishmael, 1st c. BC (Alma 17:21; Alma 24:5) This name is not immediately suggestive of an etymology. Perhaps something like the root sug..."
- 14:2514:25, 31 January 2011 diff hist +151 N LAMANITISH Created page with "<pre>LAMANITISH Lehite gentilic Gentilic of Laman, used to describe people (Alma 17:26; 19:16) Gentilic of laman Cf. Book of Mormon Lamoni </pre>"
- 14:2414:24, 31 January 2011 diff hist +196 N LAMANITE(S) Created page with "<pre>LAMANITE(S) Lehite gentilic Descendants of group led by Laman no. 1 (2 Nephi 5:14; Moroni 10:1) Gentilic of laman See also Book of Mormon LAMANITISH and cf. Book of Mo..."
- 14:2314:23, 31 January 2011 diff hist +1,074 N LAMAN Created page with "<pre>LAMAN Lehite PN & GN 1. Son of Lehi, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 2:5; Alma 56:3) 2. King of Lamanites, 2nd c. BC (Mosiah 7:21; 10:18) 3. King of Lamanites, perhaps son of N..."
- 14:2114:21, 31 January 2011 diff hist +743 N LAMAH Created page with "<pre>LAMAH Lehite PN General, 4th c. AD (Mormon 6:14) The need for the *critical text here is clear, because the RLDS edition has Lama. This Book of Mormon PN could easily ..."
- 14:2014:20, 31 January 2011 diff hist +128 N LAISH Created page with "<pre>*LAISH Biblical GN A place in Palestine (2 Nephi 20:30) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
- 14:2014:20, 31 January 2011 diff hist +862 N LACHONEUS Created page with "<pre>LACHONEUS Lehite PN 1. Prophet/Judge, ca. 6 BC (3 Nephi 1:1; 6:19) 2. Judge, son of No. 1, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 6:19) It is possible that the name is Greek and mean..."
- 14:1914:19, 31 January 2011 diff hist +346 N LABAN Created page with "<pre>‡LABAN Lehite PN Inhabitant of Jerusalem, descended from Joseph (1 Nephi 3:3; Mosiah 1:16) This is also a biblical name (Genesis 24–32 passim). For the etymology see..."
- 14:1814:18, 31 January 2011 diff hist +348 N KUMENONHI Created page with "<pre>KUMENONHI Lehite PN Apostle, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) This name appears to be an expanded form of the previous name, Kumen, for which see the same. The element -onhi re..."
- 14:1714:17, 31 January 2011 diff hist +1,151 N KUMEN Created page with "<pre>KUMEN Lehite PN Apostle, 1st c. AD (3 Nephi 19:4) Several North-west Semitic etymologies are possible, though none of them are convincing. Hebrew kmn, meaning “to hid..."
- 14:1614:16, 31 January 2011 diff hist +1,307 N KORIHOR Created page with "<pre>KORIHOR Lehite PN AntiChrist, ca. 75 BC (Alma 30:12; 31:1) The fact that there is a Jaredite PN Corihor makes it likely that the Lehite name was borrowed from the Jared..."
- 14:1514:15, 31 January 2011 diff hist +743 N KISHKUMEN Created page with "<pre>KISHKUMEN Lehite PN & GN 1. Gadianton leader and assassin, ca. 51 BC (Helaman 1:9; 6:24) 2. City, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 9:10) At first glance this name looks like it mi..."
- 14:1414:14, 31 January 2011 diff hist +550 N KISH Created page with "<pre>‡KISH Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:18; 10:18) The name Kish is known from several ancient Near Eastern sources: the biblical PN qīš (JAT), the Sumerian GN Kish, *Akkadi..."
- 14:1214:12, 31 January 2011 diff hist +133 N KIMNOR Created page with "<pre>KIMNOR Jaredite PN Father of Akish (Ether 8:10) No etymology is suggested. Cf. Book of Mormon Kim, Comnor, Gimgimno </pre>"
- 14:1214:12, 31 January 2011 diff hist +126 N KIM Created page with "<pre>KIM Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:21–22; 10:13) No etymology is suggested. Cf. Book of Mormon Kimnor, Gimgimno </pre>"
- 14:1114:11, 31 January 2011 diff hist +147 N KIB Created page with "<pre>KIB Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:31; 7:9) No etymology is suggested. See the Hurrian name element kib (RFS) and Meroitic kb (SC, 194).</pre>"
30 January 2011
- 00:5700:57, 30 January 2011 diff hist −1 Name Index No edit summary
- 00:5600:56, 30 January 2011 diff hist +347 Name Index No edit summary
- 00:5000:50, 30 January 2011 diff hist +604 Name Index No edit summary
- 00:4300:43, 30 January 2011 diff hist +3,706 N Name Index Created page with " AARON ABEL ABINADI ABINADOM ABISH ABLOM ABRAHAM ADAM AGOSH AHA AHAH AHAZ AIATH AKISH ALMA ALPHA [..."
- 00:2500:25, 30 January 2011 diff hist +303 N JUDEA Created page with "<pre>‡JUDEA Lehite GN City, ca. ___BC (Alma 56:9; 57:11) This name for a Lehite city is to be compared with the biblical geographic designation Judea (Ezra 5:8). Both Jude..."
- 00:2300:23, 30 January 2011 diff hist +347 N JUDAH Created page with "<pre>*JUDAH Biblical PN & GN 1. Son of Jacob (2 Nephi 3:12) 2. Tribe descended from No. 1 (2 Nephi 19:21; 21:13) 3. Land belonging to Judah No. 2 (1 Nephi 1:4; 3 Nephi..."
- 00:2300:23, 30 January 2011 diff hist +122 N JOTHAM Created page with "<pre>*JOTHAM Biblical PN A king of Judah (2 Nephi 17:1) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
- 00:2200:22, 30 January 2011 diff hist +121 N JOSHUA Created page with "<pre>JOSHUA Lehite GN Land, ca. ___AD (Mormon 2:6) For the etymology see that standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
- 00:2100:21, 30 January 2011 diff hist +1,430 N JOSH Created page with "<pre>JOSH Lehite PN & GN 1. City, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 9:10) 2. General, 4th c. AD (Mormon 6:14) It is possible to derive this name from a shortened form of a root such as ..."
- 00:1900:19, 30 January 2011 diff hist +180 N JOSEPHITES Created page with "<pre>JOSEPHITES Lehite gentilic Descendants of Joseph No. 2 (q.v.) (Jacob 1:13; Mormon 1:8) Gentilic of joseph For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
- 00:1800:18, 30 January 2011 diff hist +311 N JOSEPH Created page with "<pre>‡JOSEPH Biblical PN 1. Son of Jacob (1 Nephi 5:14; Ether 13:10) Lehite PN 2. Son of Lehi (1 Nephi 18:7; Alma 3:6) 3. Joseph Smith Sr. and Joseph Smith Jr., seen ..."
- 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..."