User contributions for Squidge

From Book of Mormon Onomasticon
Jump to navigationJump to search
Search for contributionsExpandCollapse
⧼contribs-top⧽
⧼contribs-date⧽
(newest | oldest) View ( | ) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)

22 February 2011

18 February 2011

13 February 2011

12 February 2011

11 February 2011

7 February 2011

3 February 2011

  • 02:3802:38, 3 February 2011 diff hist +19,272 PrefaceNo edit summary
  • 01:5201:52, 3 February 2011 diff hist −7 ForewordNo edit summary
  • 01:2101:21, 3 February 2011 diff hist +2,308 ForewordNo edit summary
  • 01:1801:18, 3 February 2011 diff hist +83 N Fun FactsCreated page with "<pre>Fun Facts About Our Onomasticon The Book of Mormon contains 387 names. </pre>"
  • 01:1701:17, 3 February 2011 diff hist +15 Main PageNo edit summary
  • 01:1301:13, 3 February 2011 diff hist +8 Main PageNo edit summary
  • 01:1201:12, 3 February 2011 diff hist +5 Main PageNo edit summary
  • 01:1101:11, 3 February 2011 diff hist +24 N Indexmoved Index to Name Index current
  • 01:1101:11, 3 February 2011 diff hist 0 m Name Indexmoved Index to Name Index
  • 01:1101:11, 3 February 2011 diff hist +99 Main PageNo edit summary
  • 01:0401:04, 3 February 2011 diff hist −306 Main PageNo edit summary
  • 00:5700:57, 3 February 2011 diff hist +214 N ZORAMITE(S)Created page with "<pre>ZORAMITE(S) Lehite gentilic 1. Descendants of Zoram No. 1 (Jacob 1:13; Mormon 1:8) 2. Followers of Zoram No. 3, perhaps same as Zoramites No. 1 (Alma 30:59; 3 Nep..."
  • 00:5600:56, 3 February 2011 diff hist +1,632 N ZORAMCreated page with "<pre>ZORAM Lehite PN 1. Servant of Laban at Jerusalem, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 4:35; Alma 54:23) 2. General, ca. 81 BC (Alma 16:5, 7) 3. Apostate, ca. 74 BC (Alma 30:59; 3..."
  • 00:5400:54, 3 February 2011 diff hist +153 N ZIONCreated page with "<pre>*ZION Biblical GN Gathering of the Lord’s people (1 Nephi 13:37; Moroni 10:31) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 00:5400:54, 3 February 2011 diff hist +2,170 N ZIFFCreated page with "<pre>ZIFF Lehite noun Apparently a metal, for it is listed with silver, iron, brass and copper, in a text relating to ca. 160 BC and referring to materials used by King Noah ..."
  • 00:5200:52, 3 February 2011 diff hist +436 N ZERINCreated page with "<pre>ZERIN Jaredite GN Mountain, perhaps in the Old World (Ether 12:30) Cf. Qatabanian ESA z.rm, name of a mountain pass (ANET 668b). Arabic s.rm means “to be sharp” and ..."
  • 00:5200:52, 3 February 2011 diff hist +1,736 N ZERAMCreated page with "<pre>ZERAM Lehite PN Spy, ca. 87 BC (Alma 2:22) To the root ṣr, “XX” it would be possible to add ʿam, “people,” rendering the name “distress of the people.” Fo..."
  • 00:5000:50, 3 February 2011 diff hist +1,292 N ZERAHEMNAHCreated page with "<pre>ZERAHEMNAH Lehite PN Dissenter, general in Lamanite army, ca. 74 BC (Alma 43:5; 44:19) The first part of the name could be related to the first part of Zarahemla. Hebre..."
  • 00:4900:49, 3 February 2011 diff hist +1,111 N ZENOSCreated page with "<pre>†ZENOS Brass Plates PN Old World Prophet (1 Nephi 19:10; 3 Nephi 10:16) Cf. s.ena-n and s.a'ana-n, placenames in Joshua 15:37 and Micah 1:11, perhaps related to the wor..."
  • 00:4800:48, 3 February 2011 diff hist +1,558 N ZENOCKCreated page with "<pre>†ZENOCK Brass Plates PN Old World prophet (1 Nephi 19:10; 3 Nephi 10:16) According to Reynolds, s.t. spelled Zenoch in earlier editions. Possible etymologies are: (1) ..."
  • 00:4700:47, 3 February 2011 diff hist +783 N ZENIFFCreated page with "<pre>ZENIFF Lehite PN King of LehiNephi, ca. 200 BC (Mosiah 7:9; 25:5) “Zeniff certainly suggests the name Zainab and its variants, popular among the desert people, of whic..."
  • 00:4500:45, 3 February 2011 diff hist +375 N ZENEPHICreated page with "<pre>ZENEPHI Lehite PN Apparently a renegade general, ca. 400 AD (Moroni 9:16) Possibly Egyptian z3-nfy, “son of Nephi/the chief,” from z3 (=sa) + nfy (q.v.) (RFS). Pos..."
  • 00:4400:44, 3 February 2011 diff hist +1,968 N ZEMNARIHAHCreated page with "<pre>ZEMNARIHAH Lehite PN Gadianton robber chief, 1st c. AD (3 Nephi 4:17, 22–23, 28) Cf. Egyptian PN zmn-h3-r`. The Book of Mormon version merely switches the order of th..."
  • 00:4300:43, 3 February 2011 diff hist +3,012 N ZEEZROMCreated page with "<pre>ZEEZROM Lehite PN 1. Lawyer and convert from Ammonihah, ca. 82 BC (Alma 10:31; Helaman 5:41) 2. City, probably named from No. 1, ca. 65 BC (Alma 56:14) Some comment..."
  • 00:4100:41, 3 February 2011 diff hist +227 N ZEDEKIAHCreated page with "<pre>*ZEDEKIAH Biblical PN 1. King of Judah, ca. 598 BC (1 Nephi 1:4; Helaman 8:21) Lehite PN 2. Apostle, ca. 30 AD, perhaps named from No.1 (3 Nephi 19:4) For the etymolo..."
  • 00:4000:40, 3 February 2011 diff hist +133 N ZECHARIAHCreated page with "<pre>*ZECHARIAH Biblical PN The son of Jeberechiah (2 Nephi 18:2) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 00:3900:39, 3 February 2011 diff hist +130 N ZEBULUNCreated page with "<pre>*ZEBULUN Biblical PN Son of Jacob and Leah (2 Nephi 19:1) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 00:3800:38, 3 February 2011 diff hist +2,119 N ZARAHEMLACreated page with "<pre>ZARAHEMLA Mulekite PN & GN 1. Descendant of Mulek, ca. 225 BC (Omni 14; Helaman 1:15) 2. City and land apparently named from No. 1, known from at least ca. 225 BC (Om..."
  • 00:3600:36, 3 February 2011 diff hist +127 N UZZIAHCreated page with "<pre>*UZZIAH Biblical PN King of Judah (2 Nephi 16:1; 17:1) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 00:3600:36, 3 February 2011 diff hist +114 N URIAHCreated page with "<pre>*URIAH Biblical PN A priest (2 Nephi 18:2) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
  • 00:3500:35, 3 February 2011 diff hist +1,537 N TUBALOTHCreated page with "<pre>TUBALOTH Lehite PN King of Lamanites, 1st c. BC (Helaman 1:16) This word resembles Hebrew tubāl, as in the PNs Tubal (Genesis 10:2) and TubalCain (Genesis 4:22) and the..."
  • 00:3400:34, 3 February 2011 diff hist +1,429 N TIMOTHYCreated page with "<pre>‡TIMOTHY Lehite PN Apostle, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) Apparently Greek, cf. NT timoeos, Timothy. Nibley notes that Timothy is an Ionian name and that the Greeks in Pale..."
  • 00:3200:32, 3 February 2011 diff hist +773 N TEOMNERCreated page with "<pre>TEOMNER Lehite PN Military officer, ca. 63 BC (Alma 58:16, 19–20, 23) If the te- comes from the demonstrative pronoun,118 the name would mean, “The one of/from Omner..."
  • 00:3000:30, 3 February 2011 diff hist +1,326 N TEANCUMCreated page with "<pre>TEANCUM Lehite PN & GN 1. Soldier, ca. 67 BC (Alma 50:35; 62:37) 2. City, 4th c. AD (Mormon 4:3, 6–7, 14) No etymology is suggested. Perhaps tʾnq, tʾnk, tʾng, tʿ..."
  • 00:2900:29, 3 February 2011 diff hist +122 N TARSHISHCreated page with "<pre>*TARSHISH Biblical GN A port city (2 Nephi 12:16) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 00:2800:28, 3 February 2011 diff hist +134 N TABEALCreated page with "<pre>*TABEAL Biblical PN Father of an intended king (2 Nephi 17:6) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 00:2800:28, 3 February 2011 diff hist +155 N SYRIANSCreated page with "<pre>*SYRIANS Biblical gentilic The people of Syria (2 Nephi 19:12) Gentilic of syria For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
  • 00:2700:27, 3 February 2011 diff hist +164 N SYRIACreated page with "<pre>*SYRIA Biblical GN The country north and northeast of Palestine (2 Nephi 17:1, 2, 4–5, 8) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 00:2600:26, 3 February 2011 diff hist +156 N SOLOMONCreated page with "<pre>*SOLOMON Biblical PN King of Israel after King David (2 Nephi 5:16; 3 Nephi 13:29) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 00:2500:25, 3 February 2011 diff hist +144 N SODOMCreated page with "<pre>*SODOM Biblical GN Wicked city that was destroyed (2 Nephi 13:9; 23:19) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 00:2500:25, 3 February 2011 diff hist +1,174 N SIRONCreated page with "<pre>SIRON Lehite GN Land, ca. 73 BC (Alma 39:3) This GN is surprisingly close to the Phoenician name for Mount Hermon, namely, śiryon (Deuteronomy 3:9 and Psalms 29:6), Sir..."
  • 00:2300:23, 3 February 2011 diff hist +125 N SINIMCreated page with "<pre>*SINIM Biblical GN A distant country (1 Nephi 21:12) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 00:2300:23, 3 February 2011 diff hist +144 N SINAICreated page with "<pre>*SINAI Biblical GN Mountain where God visited Moses (Mosiah 12:33; 13:5) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
  • 00:2200:22, 3 February 2011 diff hist +642 N SIDONCreated page with "<pre>‡SIDON Lehite GN River, ca. 87 BC (Alma 2:15; Mormon 1:10) Since this river passed through Zarahemla, and Zarahemla was first settled by Mulekites, it is likely that t..."
  • 00:2100:21, 3 February 2011 diff hist +892 N SIDOMCreated page with "<pre>SIDOM Lehite GN Land (and city?), 2nd c. BC (Alma 15:1; 15:17) (place or river?—see Alma 2:17 PMS & 1830 & cf. 1:15) The most plausible suggestion for this GN is a mi..."
  • 00:2000:20, 3 February 2011 diff hist +634 N SHURRCreated page with "<pre>SHURR Jaredite GN Valley (Ether 14:28) No etymology is suggested. If ancient Near Eastern known languages can be appealed to for Jaredite etymologies, then perhaps the b..."
  • 00:1900:19, 3 February 2011 diff hist +729 N SHUMCreated page with "<pre>SHUM Lehite noun Measure for Gold weight, ca. 82 BC (Alma 11:5, 9) The most obvious possibility is Hebrew šūm (Akkadian šūmu, Sumerian s u m, Arabic tūm, Aramaic t..."
  • 00:1800:18, 3 February 2011 diff hist +163 SHULENo edit summary
  • 00:1700:17, 3 February 2011 diff hist +88 N SHULECreated page with "<pre>SHULE Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:30–31; 7:27) No etymology is suggested. </pre>"
  • 00:1600:16, 3 February 2011 diff hist +111 N SHIZCreated page with "<pre>SHIZ Jaredite PN Rebel (Ether 14:17; 15:31) No etymology is suggested. Cf. Book of Mormon Shez </pre>"
  • 00:1500:15, 3 February 2011 diff hist +283 N SHINARCreated page with "<pre>*SHINAR Biblical GN Place of Judah’s captivity (2 Nephi 21:11) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. See also Reynolds, Dictionary of the Book of Mo..."
  • 00:1500:15, 3 February 2011 diff hist +573 N SHIMNILOMCreated page with "<pre>SHIMNILOM Lehite GN City, 1st c. BC (Alma 23:12) No etymology is suggested. Perhaps the name could be divided into šmn and ilom, in which case, the former may be “oi..."
  • 00:1400:14, 3 February 2011 diff hist +2,140 N SHIMCreated page with "<pre>SHIM Jaredite GN 1. Hill (Ether 9:3). Since this is in the record given by Nephi, it is likely that he gives the Nephite, rather than the Jaredite, name of the hill, hence..."
(newest | oldest) View ( | ) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)