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29 January 2011

• 23:0823:08, 29 January 2011 diff hist +269‎ N GILGAH ‎ Created 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 GILEAD ‎ Created 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 GIDGIDDONI ‎ Created 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 GIDGIDDONAH ‎ Created 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 GIDEON ‎ Created 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/GIDANAH ‎ Created 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 GIDDIANHI ‎ Created 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 GID ‎ Created 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 GIBEAH ‎ Created 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 GEBIM ‎ Created 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 GEBA ‎ Created 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 GAZELEM ‎ Created 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 GALLIM ‎No edit summary
• 22:4322:43, 29 January 2011 diff hist +3‎ GALILEE ‎No edit summary
• 22:4322:43, 29 January 2011 diff hist +80‎ GALILEE ‎No edit summary
• 22:4222:42, 29 January 2011 diff hist +217‎ N GALLIM ‎ Created 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 GALILEE ‎ Created 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 GADIOMNAH ‎ Created 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 GADIANDI ‎No edit summary
• 22:3722:37, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,700‎ N GADIANTON/GADDIANTON ‎ Created 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) ROBBERS ‎ Created 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 GADIANDI ‎ Created 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/EZRUM ‎ Created 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/EZAIAS ‎ Created 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 EVE ‎ Created 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 ETHER ‎ Created 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/ETHAM ‎ Created 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 ESROM ‎ Created 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 EPHRAIM ‎ Created 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 EPHAH ‎ Created 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 ENOS ‎ Created 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 EMER ‎No edit summary
• 22:1922:19, 29 January 2011 diff hist +429‎ N EMRON ‎ Created 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 EMER ‎ Created 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 ELIJAH ‎ Created 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 ELAM ‎ Created 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 EGYPT ‎ Created 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 EDOM ‎ Created 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 EDEN ‎ Created 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 NEHORS ‎ Created 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 DESOLATION ‎ Created 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 DESERET ‎ Created 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 DAVID ‎ Created 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 DAMASCUS ‎ Created 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 CUSH ‎ Created 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 CURELOMS ‎ Created 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 CUMORAH ‎ Created 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 CUMOMS ‎ Created 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 CUMENIHAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>CUMENIHAH Lehite PN General, ca. 385 AD (Mormon 6:14) See the suggestions for Cumeni and the discussion in the introduction concerning “-hah.” If Cumeni is also a P..."
• 21:4921:49, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,528‎ N CUMENI ‎ Created page with "<pre>CUMENI Lehite GN City, ca. 65 BC (Alma 56:14; 57:34) It is possible that this is also a personal name because of the fairly common Nephite combination of the PN ending ..."
• 21:4721:47, 29 January 2011 diff hist +595‎ N COROM ‎ Created page with "<pre>COROM Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:19–20; 10:16–17) No etymology is suggested. If Sumerian can provide Jaredite patterns, then perhaps the Sumerian PN kurum, king of U..."
• 21:4621:46, 29 January 2011 diff hist +436‎ N CORIHOR ‎ Created page with "<pre>CORIHOR Jaredite PN & GN 1. King, usurper (Ether 7:3; 7:15) 2. Soldier, ca. 700–600 BC (Ether 13:17) 3. Land and valley (Ether 14:27–28) No etymology for thi..."
• 21:4521:45, 29 January 2011 diff hist +725‎ N CORIANTUMR ‎ Created page with "<pre>CORIANTUMR Jaredite PNs 1. Prince (Ether 8:4) 2. King & last known Jaredite, 6th c. BC (Omni 21; Ether 15:32) Lehite PN 3. Nephite rebel, descendant of Zarahemla, ..."
• 21:4421:44, 29 January 2011 diff hist +352‎ N CORIANTUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>CORIANTUM Jaredite PNs 1. King (Ether 1:27–28; 9:21–24) 2. Prince (Ether 1:13–14; 10:31) No etymology is suggested for this Jaredite name. As was mentioned w..."
• 21:4321:43, 29 January 2011 diff hist +310‎ N CORIANTOR ‎ Created page with "<pre>CORIANTOR Jaredite PN Prince, father of Ether (Ether 1:6; 11:23) No etymology is suggested for this Jaredite name. As was mentioned with Corianton, feline etymology has..."
• 21:4221:42, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,515‎ N CORIANTON ‎ Created page with "<pre>CORIANTON Lehite PN Son of Alma II, ca. 74 BC (Alma 31:7; 63:10) Because of the -nt- consonant cluster, it would be difficult to propose a West Semitic etymology. There ..."
• 21:4021:40, 29 January 2011 diff hist +343‎ N COMNOR ‎ Created page with "<pre>COMNOR Jaredite GN Hill (Ether 14:28) No etymology is suggested. As stated in the introduction, it is not productive to assign Semitic etymologies to Jaredite names. Ne..."
• 21:3921:39, 29 January 2011 diff hist +729‎ N COM ‎ Created page with "<pre>COM Jaredite PN 1. King (Ether 1:26–27; 9:25) 2. King (Ether 1:12–13; 11:3) No etymology is suggested. It is possible that a Semitic root such as qūm, “to ..."
• 21:3821:38, 29 January 2011 diff hist +174‎ N COHOR ‎ Created page with "<pre>COHOR Jaredite PN 1. Prince, son of Corihor (Ether 7:15) 2. Prince, nephew of No. 1 (Ether 7:20–22) 3. Man (Ether 13:17) No etymology is suggested. </pre>"
• 21:3621:36, 29 January 2011 diff hist +178‎ N CHRISTIANS ‎ Created page with "<pre>*CHRISTIANS Biblical gentilic (NT) Name for the followers of Christ (Alma 46:13; 48:10) Gentilic of christ For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
• 21:3521:35, 29 January 2011 diff hist +145‎ N CHRIST ‎ Created page with "<pre>*CHRIST Biblical DN The Messiah of the world (2 Nephi 10:3; Moroni 10:33) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
• 21:3521:35, 29 January 2011 diff hist +158‎ N CHERUBIM ‎ Created page with "<pre>*CHERUBIM Biblical noun Figures representing heavenly creatures (Alma 12:21; 42:2–3) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
• 21:3421:34, 29 January 2011 diff hist +4,030‎ N CHEMISH ‎ Created page with "<pre>CHEMISH Lehite PN Nephite son of OMNI, the brother of AMARON, and father of ABINADOM; 3rd century B.C. (Omni 8–10). Even though this could be taken as the name of a ..."
• 21:3121:31, 29 January 2011 diff hist +154‎ N CHALDEES ‎ Created page with "<pre>*CHALDEES Biblical gentilic Group of the same race as the Assyrians (2 Nephi 23:19) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
• 21:3021:30, 29 January 2011 diff hist +159‎ N CHALDEANS ‎ Created page with "<pre>*CHALDEANS Biblical gentilic Group of the same race as the Assyrians (1 Nephi 20:14, 20) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
• 21:2921:29, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,178‎ N CEZORAM ‎ Created page with "<pre>CEZORAM Lehite PN Chief judge, ca. 30–26 BC (Helaman 5:1; 6:19) This form could be related to the other Book of Mormon names Zoram, Zeram, Seezoram, Esrom, Ezrom (an a..."
• 21:2821:28, 29 January 2011 diff hist +146‎ N CARCHEMISH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*CARCHEMISH Biblical GN A town on the bank of the Euphrates (2 Nephi 20:9) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
• 21:2721:27, 29 January 2011 diff hist +126‎ N CALNO ‎ Created page with "<pre>*CALNO Biblical GN A place in Palestine (2 Nephi 20:9) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
• 21:2621:26, 29 January 2011 diff hist +133‎ N CAIN ‎ Created page with "<pre>*CAIN Biblical PN The son of Adam (Helaman 6:27; Ether 8:15) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
• 21:2521:25, 29 January 2011 diff hist +968‎ N BOUNTIFUL ‎ Created page with "<pre>BOUNTIFUL Lehite GN 1. A place probably on the southern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 17:5–7) 2. City and land, 1st c. BC–ca. 30 AD (Alma..."
• 21:2321:23, 29 January 2011 diff hist +299‎ N BOAZ ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡BOAZ Lehite GN City north of Desolation, ca. 375 AD (Mormon 4:20) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. Notes This name is known from the biblic..."
• 21:2221:22, 29 January 2011 diff hist +146‎ N BETHABARA ‎ Created page with "<pre>*BETHABARA Biblical GN The place where John baptized Christ (1 Nephi 10:9) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
• 21:2121:21, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,260‎ N BENJAMIN ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡BENJAMIN Lehite PN Son of Mosiah I, prophet-king in Zarahemla, ca. 200–121 BC (Omni 23; Helaman 5:9) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. Note..."
• 21:2021:20, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,594‎ N BATH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*BATH Biblical noun Liquid capacity-measure (2 Nephi 15:10) Hebrew bat “bath-measure” (1 Kings 7:26, 38, Ezekiel 45:10-14, Ezra 7:22) 2 Nephi 15:10 ǁ Isaiah 5:10 (ba..."
• 21:1821:18, 29 January 2011 diff hist +141‎ N BASHAN ‎ Created page with "<pre>*BASHAN Biblical GN The district assigned to Manasseh (2 Nephi 12:13) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
• 21:1621:16, 29 January 2011 diff hist +144‎ N BABYLON ‎ Created page with "<pre>*BABYLON Biblical GN The capital of Babylonia (1 Nephi 1:13; Omni 1:15) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
• 21:1121:11, 29 January 2011 diff hist +389‎ Participant Contact Information ‎No edit summary
• 20:5220:52, 29 January 2011 diff hist +18‎ N Preface ‎ Created page with "<pre>Preface</pre>"
• 20:5020:50, 29 January 2011 diff hist +19‎ N Foreword ‎ Created page with "<pre>Foreword</pre>"
• 20:0720:07, 29 January 2011 diff hist +71‎ Participant Contact Information ‎No edit summary
• 20:0520:05, 29 January 2011 diff hist +24‎ N Variant Index ‎ Created page with "<pre>Variant List </pre>"
• 20:0420:04, 29 January 2011 diff hist +24‎ N Bibliography ‎ Created page with "<pre>Bibliography </pre>"
• 20:0420:04, 29 January 2011 diff hist +154‎ N Participant Contact Information ‎ Created page with "<pre> Paul Y. Hoskisson Stephen D. Ricks Robert F. Smith John Gee Editor: Karlie Alldredge (801)-712-5907 (Cell) explodingbananaface@gmail.com </pre>"
• 19:5119:51, 29 January 2011 diff hist +168‎ N ASSYRIAN ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ASSYRIAN Biblical gentilic Inhabitants of Assyria (2 Nephi 20:5, 24; 24:25) Gentilic of Assyria For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
• 19:5019:50, 29 January 2011 diff hist +442‎ N ASSYRIA ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ASSYRIA Biblical GN A great Eastern empire (2 Nephi 17:17; 21:16) This biblical GN is the English rendering of the original Assyrian language name of their homeland,..."
• 19:4919:49, 29 January 2011 diff hist +122‎ N ARPAD ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ARPAD Biblical GN City in Syria (2 Nephi 20:9) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre"
• 19:4919:49, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,008‎ N ARCHEANTUS ‎ Created page with "<pre>ARCHEANTUS Nephite PN Army leader, ca. 340 AD (Moroni 9:2) It is possible that this word is Greek in origin. Greeks were known to have served as mercenaries in the Levant..."
• 19:4719:47, 29 January 2011 diff hist +936‎ N ANTUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTUM Nephite (?) GN Land north of Desolation, where the hill Shim is located, ca. 321 AD (Mormon 1:3) Because Antum is north of the narrow neck of land, it may be Jared..."
• 19:4619:46, 29 January 2011 diff hist +224‎ N ANTIPUS ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTIPUS Nephite PN General, ca. 65 BC (Alma 56:9; 56:57) See the discussion under Antipas. Cf. Book of Mormon Onti, Ani-Anti, Antiomno, Antion, Antionah, Antionum, An..."
• 19:4419:44, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,062‎ N ANTIPAS ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡ANTIPAS Lehite GN Mountain on Lamanite border, ca. 72 BC (Alma 47:7, 9–10) It is possible that this GN is related to the Greek PN recorded in Revelation 2:13, Anti..."
• 19:4219:42, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,221‎ N ANTIPARAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTIPARAH Nephite GN City on Lamanite border, ca. 65 BC (Alma 56:14; 57:4) If the name can be divided anti- (for which see Anti-Nephi-Lehi) and -parah, it may be that t..."
• 19:4119:41, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,004‎ N ANTIONUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTIONUM Nephite PN & GN 1. General, ca. 385 AD (Mormon 6:14) 2. Zoramite land, ca. 75 BC (Alma 31:3; 43:22) The name of the city may derive from the gold Antion (A..."
• 19:3819:38, 29 January 2011 diff hist +745‎ N ANTIONAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTIONAH Nephite PN A ruler in Ammonihah, ca. 82 BC (Alma 12:20) If Antionah is to be divided anti- and -onah, then perhaps the first element is identical to anti in An..."
• 19:3619:36, 29 January 2011 diff hist +3,573‎ N ANTION ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTION Lehite common noun Gold measure, or rate of exchange for gold; = 3 shiblons (Alma 11:19 = 1½ senines of gold = 1½ measures of grain (Alma 11:7, 15). This te..."
• 19:3419:34, 29 January 2011 diff hist +590‎ N ANTIOMNO ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTIOMNO Lamanite PN King of land of Middoni, 1st c. BC (Alma 20:4) If the name is to be divided into anti- and -omno, the first part of this PN, anti, may be the same ..."
• 19:3219:32, 29 January 2011 diff hist +225‎ N ANTINEPHILEHIES ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTINEPHILEHIES Lamanite gentilic Followers of Lamanite king AntiNephiLehi (q.v.), who took his name from them; also called “people of AntiNephiLehi” 2nd c. BC (..."
• 19:2819:28, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,378‎ N ANTINEPHILEHI ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANTINEPHILEHI Lamanite title/PN & gentilic 1. King whose father had converted, also brother of Lamoni, ca. 83 BC (Alma 24:3, 5) 2. “People of AntiNephiLehi”, sub..."
• 19:2719:27, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,105‎ N ANI-ANTI ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANI-ANTI Lamanite GN Village, 1st c. BC (Alma 21:11) Possibly a GN from an indigenous people. Also, possibly Egyptian. See the ʿn.tj names in Ranke, I, p. 69–70. No..."
• 19:2519:25, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,451‎ N ANGOLA ‎ Created page with "<pre>ANGOLA Nephite GN City, ca. 327–8 AD (Mormon 2:4) If the root is Semitic, then possibly it may be derived from the common North-West Semitic ʾyn, a particle meaning ..."
• 19:2319:23, 29 January 2011 diff hist +125‎ N ANATHOTH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ANATHOTH Biblical GN A priestly city (2 Nephi 20:30) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
• 19:2119:21, 29 January 2011 diff hist +146‎ N AMULONITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMULONITES Nephite gentilic Descendants of Amulon (q.v.) and his followers, 2nd c. BC (Alma 21:3–4; 24:29) Gentilic of Amulon</pre>"
• 19:1919:19, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,577‎ N AMULON ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMULON Nephite PN 1. Priest of King Noah, made king of lands of Amulon and Helam by King Laman, 2nd c. BC (Mosiah 23:32; Alma 25:8) Nephite GN 2. Land settled by..."
• 19:1019:10, 29 January 2011 diff hist +129‎ N AMOZ ‎ Created page with "<pre>*AMOZ Biblical PN Father of Isaiah (2 Nephi 12:1; 23:1) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
• 19:0919:09, 29 January 2011 diff hist +220‎ N AMOS ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡AMOS Nephite PN 1. Scribe, ca. 110–194 AD (4 Nephi 1:19, 21) 2. Scribe, son (descendant?) of No. 1, ca. 194–306 AD (4 Nephi 1:21, 47) For the etymology see..."
• 19:0819:08, 29 January 2011 diff hist +400‎ N AMORON ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMORON Nephite PN Soldier, late 4th c. AD (Moroni 9:7) Amoron is most likely a late variant of the earlier Amaron or Ammoron. See the same for a discussion of the etymo..."
• 19:0519:05, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,477‎ N AMNOR ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMNOR Nephite PN & noun 1. Captain, ca. 87 BC (Alma 2:22) 2. Silver currency, ca. 82 BC (Alma 11:6, 11) It is likely that two etymologies must be prop..."
• 19:0219:02, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,432‎ N AMNIHU ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMNIHU Nephite GN Hill, ca. 87 BC (Alma 2:15) Given the tendency to name places after people, it is likely that Amnihu was originally a PN. The most likely etymology wo..."
• 19:0019:00, 29 January 2011 diff hist +728‎ N AMNIGADDAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMNIGADDAH Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:14–15; 10:31) Without knowing the cultural and linguistic antecedents of Jaredite, it is at best speculative to offer etymologies ..."
• 18:5818:58, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,432‎ N AMMORON ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMMORON Lehite PN Traitor, became king of the Lamanites; brother of Amalickiah, descended from Zoram. Ca. 66–61 BC (Alma 52:3; Helaman 1:16) Two different sets of etymo..."
• 18:5618:56, 29 January 2011 diff hist +168‎ N AMMONITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡AMMONITES Lehite gentilic Nephite term for converts of Ammon (No. 2), also called “people of Ammon,” ca. 65 BC (Alma 56:57; 57:6) Gentilic of Ammon</pre>"
• 18:5418:54, 29 January 2011 diff hist +109‎ N AMMONIHAHITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMMONIHAHITES Lehite gentilic Inhabitants of Ammonihah (q.v.) (Alma 16:9) Gentilic of Ammonihah</pre>"
• 18:5318:53, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,058‎ N AMMONIHAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMMONIHAH Lehite PN 1. Chief Judge, ca. 82 BC (Alma 14:4) (Is this because he was the 1st inhabitant (Alma 8:7)? I couldn't find him named specifically, other than ..."
• 18:4818:48, 29 January 2011 diff hist +3,541‎ N AMMON ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMMON Mulekite PN 1. Explorer, ca. 121 BC (Mosiah 7:3; 22:11) Lehite PN 2. Son of Mosiah II, ca. 91 BC (Mosiah 27:34, Ether 12:15) 3. “people of Ammon”, N..."
• 18:4118:41, 29 January 2011 diff hist +640‎ N AMMARON ‎ Created page with "<pre> AMMARON Lehite PN Historian, ca. 306 AD (4 Nephi 1:47; Mormon 4:23) Ammaron could be a variant of Amaron (see above). However, if the double m is to be taken seriously, ..."
• 18:4018:40, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,667‎ N AMMAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡AMMAH Lehite PN Missionary, ca. 91 BC (Alma 20:2; 21:11) The most likely root of Ammah seems to be ʿmm, a common Semitic kinship term meaning variously “people, cla..."
• 18:3718:37, 29 January 2011 diff hist +121‎ N AMLICITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMLICITES Lehite gentilic Rebel followers of Amlici (q.v.), ca. 87 BC (Alma 2:11; 3:20) Gentilic of Amlici </pre>"
• 18:3618:36, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,286‎ N AMLICI ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMLICI Lehite PN Nephite rebel, of the order of Nehors, 1st c. BC (Alma 2:1; 2:31) If the pronunciation “ăm´li-sī” is correct, then a derivation from the root (?) ..."
• 18:3218:32, 29 January 2011 diff hist +747‎ N AMINADI ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMINADI Lehite PN Prophet, ancestor of Amulek, hence between ca. 6th–2nd c. BC (Alma 10:2–3) Aminadi is to be compared with Abinadi, with the substitution of ʿm “p..."
• 18:3018:30, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,156‎ N AMINADAB ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡AMINADAB Lehite PN Rebel, went over to Lamanites, dwelt in LehiNephi, ca. 30 BC (Helaman 5:39, 41) Aminadab is identical to the biblical PN Amminadab. For the etymolog..."
• 18:2918:29, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,424‎ N AMGID ‎ Created page with "<pre> AMGID Jaredite PN King (usurper) (Ether 10:32) Until Jaredite can be connected with a known ancient language and culture, attempts at etymologies are at best wild guesse..."
• 18:2718:27, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,901‎ N AMARON ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMARON Lehite PN Scribe, 2nd c. BC (Omni 3–4) Amaron seems most likely to be connected with the root West Semitic root ʾmr, “to speak, to say; word.” Biblical name..."
• 18:2618:26, 29 January 2011 diff hist +135‎ N AMALICKIAHITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMALICKIAHITES Lehite gentilic Followers of rebel Amalickiah (q.v.), ca. 73 BC (Alma 46:28; 49:9) Gentilic of Amalickiah </pre>"
• 18:2418:24, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,950‎ N AMALICKIAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>AMALICKIAH Lehite PN Rebel who became king of the Lamanites, ca. 73–67 BC (Alma 46:3; 62:35) As with Amaleki and its gentilic, the temptation is to see the common Semit..."
• 18:2318:23, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,137‎ N AMALEKITES ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡AMALEKITE(S) Lehite gentilic Sect of apostates (many after the order of Nehor), allies of the Lamanites who built the city of Jerusalem, ca. 90 BC (Alma 21:2; 43:44) G..."
• 18:2018:20, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,821‎ N AMALEKI ‎ Created page with "<pre> AMALEKI Lehite PN 1. Scribe, most likely 2nd c. BC (Omni 12; Words of Mormon 1:10) Mulekite PN 2. “Brother” of Ammon, ca. 121 BC (Mosiah 7:6) It would be most temp..."
• 18:1818:18, 29 January 2011 diff hist +137‎ N ALPHA ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ALPHA Biblical DN (NT) Descriptive name for Christ (3 Nephi 9:18) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
• 18:1718:17, 29 January 2011 diff hist +6,783‎ N ALMA ‎ Created page with "<pre>ALMA Lehite PN & GN 1. High priest, ca. 148 BC (Mosiah 17:2; Alma 5:11) 2. Son of No. 1, high priest and chief judge, ca. 100 BC (Mosiah 27:8; Ether 12:13) 3. V..."
• 18:1318:13, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,320‎ N AKISH ‎ Created page with "<pre>AKISH Jaredite PN & GN 1. Son of Kimnor (Ether 8:10; 9:12) 2. Wilderness near the plains of Agosh and Heshlon (Ether 14:3–4, 14) Until Jaredite can be connected to ..."
• 18:1018:10, 29 January 2011 diff hist +219‎ N AIATH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*AIATH Biblical GN City near the Dead Sea (2 Nephi 20:28) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. Notes Reynolds, DBM, 13, speculates that this is anot..."
• 18:0918:09, 29 January 2011 diff hist +125‎ N AHAZ ‎ Created page with "<pre>*AHAZ Biblical PN King of Judah (2 Nephi 17:1; 24:28) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
• 18:0818:08, 29 January 2011 diff hist +316‎ N AHAH ‎ Created page with "<pre> AHAH Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:9–10; 11:10–11) It is tempting to relate this PN to Semitic “brother.” However, until Jaredite can be connected to a known, ancie..."
• 18:0618:06, 29 January 2011 diff hist +571‎ N AGOSH ‎ Created page with "<pre> AGOSH Jaredite GN Plains (Ether 14:15–16) Until it is demonstrated that the Jaredites came from an Ancient Near Eastern cultural background, proposals for Jaredite na..."
• 18:0418:04, 29 January 2011 diff hist +129‎ N ADAM ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ADAM Biblical PN First man (1 Nephi 5:11; Moroni 10:3) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
• 18:0318:03, 29 January 2011 diff hist +183‎ N ABRAHAM ‎ Created page with "<pre>*ABRAHAM Biblical PN Hebrew prophet and patriarch, possibly of the Middle Bronze Age (1 Nephi 6:4; Ether 13:11) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.<..."
• 18:0218:02, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,517‎ N ABLOM ‎ Created page with "<pre> ABLOM Jaredite GN Place by the sea, east of the hill Shim and east of Ramah (Cumorah) (Ether 9:3) Until it is demonstrated that the Jaredites came from a Semitic cul..."
• 18:0018:00, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,313‎ N ABISH ‎ Created page with "<pre>ABISH Lehite PN Queen’s maid in the land of Ishmael (hence perhaps an Ishmaelitess), ca. 90 BC (Alma 19:16) The name can best be understood as ab-iš, with the mea..."
• 17:5917:59, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,114‎ N ABINADOM ‎ Created page with "<pre> ABINADOM Lehite PN Historian and scribe, 3rd c. BC (Omni 10, 12) The meaning is not clear. If the name is to be divided into Abi-nadom the first element would translate..."
• 17:5717:57, 29 January 2011 diff hist +14‎ ABINADI ‎No edit summary
• 17:5417:54, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,160‎ N AHA ‎ Created page with "<pre> AHA Lehite PN Military officer, son of Zoram, ca. 81 BC (Alma 16:5) Aha looks very much like a hypocoristicon from ʾaḥ, “brother,” with the hypocoristic ending ..."
• 17:4017:40, 29 January 2011 diff hist +18‎ N Abel ‎ moved Abel to ABEL current
• 17:4017:40, 29 January 2011 diff hist 0‎ m ABEL ‎ moved Abel to ABEL
• 17:3717:37, 29 January 2011 diff hist +19‎ N Aaron ‎ moved Aaron to AARON current
• 17:3717:37, 29 January 2011 diff hist 0‎ m AARON ‎ moved Aaron to AARON
• 17:3717:37, 29 January 2011 diff hist +21‎ N Abinadi ‎ moved Abinadi to ABINADI current
• 17:3717:37, 29 January 2011 diff hist 0‎ m ABINADI ‎ moved Abinadi to ABINADI
• 17:2617:26, 29 January 2011 diff hist +8‎ AARON ‎No edit summary
• 17:2517:25, 29 January 2011 diff hist +3,680‎ N ABINADI ‎ Created page with "<pre> ABINADI Nephite PN Prophet, 2nd c. BC (Mosiah 11:20; Mormon 1:19) The ancient name which most closely resembles Abinadi is probably the Old Akkadian PN a-ba-na-da fro..."
• 17:1517:15, 29 January 2011 diff hist +120‎ N ABEL ‎ Created page with "<pre> *ABEL Biblical PN Son of Adam (Helaman 6:27) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
• 17:1317:13, 29 January 2011 diff hist +3,563‎ N AARON ‎ Created page with " <pre>AARON Jaredite PN 1. Jaredite son/descendant of HETH, who dwelt in captivity (Ether 1:15, 10:31) Lehite PN 2. Nephite son of MOSIAH II in 1st century B.C. (Mos..."