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31 January 2011

  • 15:1515:15, 31 January 2011 diff hist +423 N MAHONRICreated 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-BAZCreated 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 MAHAHCreated 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 MADMENAHCreated 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 LURAMNo edit summary
  • 15:1015:10, 31 January 2011 diff hist +671 N LURAMCreated 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 LUCIFERCreated 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 LIMNAHNo edit summary
  • 15:0115:01, 31 January 2011 diff hist +14,861 N LIMNAHCreated 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 LIMHICreated 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 LIMHERCreated 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 LIMHAHCreated 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 LIBCreated 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 LIAHONACreated 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 LEVICreated 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 LEMUELITESCreated 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 LEMUELCreated 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 LEHONTICreated 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 LEHINEPHICreated 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 LEHINo edit summary
  • 14:3114:31, 31 January 2011 diff hist +3,762 N LEHICreated 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 LEBANONCreated 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 LEAHCreated 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 LAMONICreated 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 LAMANITISHCreated 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 LAMANCreated 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 LAMAHCreated 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 LAISHCreated 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 LACHONEUSCreated 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 LABANCreated 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 KUMENONHICreated 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 KUMENCreated 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 KORIHORCreated 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 KISHKUMENCreated 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 KISHCreated 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 KIMNORCreated 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 KIMCreated 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 KIBCreated 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 IndexNo edit summary
  • 00:5600:56, 30 January 2011 diff hist +347 Name IndexNo edit summary
  • 00:5000:50, 30 January 2011 diff hist +604 Name IndexNo edit summary
  • 00:4300:43, 30 January 2011 diff hist +3,706 N Name IndexCreated 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 JUDEACreated 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 JUDAHCreated 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 JOTHAMCreated 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 JOSHUACreated 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 JOSHCreated 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 JOSEPHITESCreated 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 JOSEPHCreated 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 JORDANCreated page with "<pre>‡JORDAN Biblical GN 1. River where Jesus was to be baptized (1 Nephi 10:9; 2 Nephi 19:1) Lehite GN 2. City (Mormon 5:3) For the etymology see the standard biblical ..."
  • 00:1600:16, 30 January 2011 diff hist +77 N JONEAMCreated page with "<pre>JONEAM Pre-1981 spelling of Book of Mormon Jeneum. See the same.</pre>"
  • 00:1500:15, 30 January 2011 diff hist +334 N JONASCreated page with "<pre>‡JONAS Lehite PN 1. Apostle, son of Nephi III’s son (not his son?), ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) 2. Son of No. 1, also an Apostle (where does it say he is his son?),..."
  • 00:1400:14, 30 January 2011 diff hist +146 N JOHNCreated page with "<pre>*JOHN Biblical PN (NT) Apostle of Jesus Christ (1 Nephi 14:27; Ether 4:16) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 00:1300:13, 30 January 2011 diff hist +163 N JEW(S)Created page with "<pre>*JEW(S) Biblical gentilic A group of Israelites (1 Nephi 1:2; Ether 1:3) Gentilic of judah For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 00:1200:12, 30 January 2011 diff hist +143 N JESUSCreated page with "<pre>*JESUS Biblical DN The Savior of the world (2 Nephi 25:19; Moroni 9:26) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
  • 00:1100:11, 30 January 2011 diff hist +131 N JESSECreated page with "<pre>*JESSE Biblical PN Father of King David (2 Nephi 21:1, 10) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 00:1100:11, 30 January 2011 diff hist +531 N JERUSALEMCreated page with "<pre>‡JERUSALEM Biblical GN 1. City and (in Lachish Letters) land (1 Nephi 1:4; Moroni 10:31) Lehite GN 2. City and land, ca. ___BC (Alma 21:1–2; 3 Nephi 9:7) 3. Pr..."
  • 00:0900:09, 30 January 2011 diff hist +2,547 N JERSHONCreated page with "<pre>JERSHON Lehite GN Land east of River Sidon and Zarahemla, on Lamanite border, given to Ammonites by Nephites, ca. 78 BC (Alma 27:22; 43:25) Probably from Hebrew yrš, ..."
  • 00:0700:07, 30 January 2011 diff hist +212 N JEREMIAHCreated page with "<pre>‡JEREMIAH Biblical PN Contemporary prophet of Lehi (1 Nephi 5:13; Helaman 8:20) Lehite PN Apostle, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) For this common biblical PN see the sta..."
  • 00:0600:06, 30 January 2011 diff hist +1,028 N JENEUMCreated page with "<pre>JENEUM Lehite PN General, 4th c. AD (Mormon 6:14) Until there is a critical text available, an etymology is difficult *(Pre1981 editions read JONEAM, while RLDS edition..."
  • 00:0200:02, 30 January 2011 diff hist +174 N JEHOVAHCreated page with "<pre>*JEHOVAH Biblical DN The covenant or proper name of the God of Israel (2 Nephi 22:2; Moroni 10:34) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 00:0000:00, 30 January 2011 diff hist +134 N JEBERECHIAHCreated page with "<pre>*JEBERECHIAH Biblical PN Father of Zechariah (2 Nephi 18:2) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 00:0000:00, 30 January 2011 diff hist +972 N JASHONCreated page with "<pre>JASHON Lehite GN City and land, ca. ___AD (Mormon 2:16–17) The vowel pattern is the same as that for Jarom (q.v.), i.e., qal 3m.s. jussive, except that there is no k..."

29 January 2011

  • 23:5823:58, 29 January 2011 diff hist +708 N JAROMCreated page with "<pre>JAROM Lehite PN Scribe, son of Enos 4th – 5th c. BC (Jarom 1:1; Omni 1:1) From the Hebrew rām, “to rise, be exalted,” in the qal 3m.s. jussive, Jarom would mean ..."
  • 23:5623:56, 29 January 2011 diff hist +140 N JAREDITESCreated page with "<pre>JAREDITES Jaredite gentilic Descendants of group which followed Jared No. 1 to the New World (Moroni 9:23) Gentilic of jared </pre>"
  • 23:5423:54, 29 January 2011 diff hist +412 N JAREDCreated page with "<pre>‡JARED Jaredite PN 1. Man who left Tower of Babel, founder of Jaredites (Ether 1:32; Moroni 1:1) 2. Son of Omer, rebel, king (Ether 8:1; 9:6) This antediluvian bib..."
  • 23:5323:53, 29 January 2011 diff hist +448 N JACOMCreated page with "<pre>JACOM Jaredite PN Son of Jared (Ether 6:14) No etymology is suggested. If an appeal to biblical Hebrew can be made to provide etymologies for Jaredite names, compare th..."
  • 23:5223:52, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,167 N JACOBUGATHCreated page with "<pre>JACOBUGATH Lehite GN City of people of Jacob No. 4, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 9:9) Most likely the name means “Jacob of the winepress” or similar (JAT), from the biblical..."
  • 23:5023:50, 29 January 2011 diff hist +207 N JACOBITESCreated page with "<pre>JACOBITES Lehite gentilic Descendants of Jacob I (Jacob 1:13; Mormon 1:8) Gentilic of Jacob For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. Cf. Book of Mormo..."
  • 23:4823:48, 29 January 2011 diff hist +494 N JACOBCreated page with "<pre>‡JACOB Biblical PN 1. Patriarch (= Israel) (1 Nephi 5:14; Mormon 9:11) Lehite PN & GN 2. Brother of Nephi, early 6th c. BC (1 Nephi 18:7; Words of Mormon 1:3..."
  • 23:4623:46, 29 January 2011 diff hist +162 N ISRAELITESCreated page with "<pre>*ISRAELITES Biblical gentilic The inhabitants of Israel (Helaman 8:11) Gentilic of Israel For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 23:4523:45, 29 January 2011 diff hist +190 N ISRAELCreated page with "<pre>*ISRAEL Biblical PN & GN A name given to Jacob, and the northern kingdom of the Israelites (1 Nephi 5:9; Moroni 10:31) For the etymology see the standard biblical commenta..."
  • 23:4423:44, 29 January 2011 diff hist +260 N ISHMAELITISHCreated page with "<pre>ISHMAELITISH Lehite gentilic An adjective modifying a Lamanite woman, descendant from Ishmael (Alma 3:7) Gentilic of ishmael Though this form does not occur in the Bib..."
  • 23:4423:44, 29 January 2011 diff hist −3 ISHMAELITESNo edit summary
  • 23:4323:43, 29 January 2011 diff hist +331 N ISHMAELITESCreated page with "<pre>‡ISHMAELITES Lehite gentilic Descendants of Ishmael brought with Lehi from Jerusalem (Jacob 1:13; Mormon 1:9) Gentilic of ishmael For the etymology of this name se..."
  • 23:4223:42, 29 January 2011 diff hist +393 N ISHMAELCreated page with "<pre>‡ISHMAEL Lehite PN 1 Nephi 7:2, 4–6, 19, 22; 1 Nephi 16:7, 20, 27, 34–35, 37; 1 Nephi 18:8, 17 Nephite GN Alma 17:19–21; Alma 21:18, 20–21 Ishmael, a personal ..."
  • 23:4123:41, 29 January 2011 diff hist +190 N ISAIAHCreated page with "<pre>‡ISAIAH Biblical PN 1. Hebrew Prophet (1 Nephi 15:20; Mormon 8:23) Lehite PN 2. Apostle, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) For the etymology see the standard biblical commenta..."
  • 23:4023:40, 29 January 2011 diff hist +763 N ISABELCreated page with "<pre>ISABEL Lehite PN Harlot of the land of Siron, 1st c. BC (Alma 39:3) This name is the same as the biblical name Jezebel, wife of the Israelite king Ahab and daughter of ..."
  • 23:3823:38, 29 January 2011 diff hist +133 N ISAACCreated page with "<pre>*ISAAC Biblical PN Son of Abraham (1 Nephi 6:4; Mormon 9:11) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 23:3823:38, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,672 N IRREANTUMCreated page with "<pre>IRREANTUM Lehite GN Sea, most likely off the Arabian coast, meaning “many waters” (1 Nephi 17:5) The best suggestion for an etymology comes from Egyptian, r3-ʿnty..."
  • 23:3523:35, 29 January 2011 diff hist +139 N IMMANUELCreated page with "<pre>*IMMANUEL Biblical DN Name-title for Christ (2 Nephi 17:14; 18:8) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
  • 23:3423:34, 29 January 2011 diff hist +162 N HOSANNACreated page with "<pre>*HOSANNA Biblical noun (NT) Entreaty for blessings (1 Nephi 11:6; 3 Nephi 11:17) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries.</pre>"
  • 23:3323:33, 29 January 2011 diff hist +130 N HOREBCreated page with "<pre>*HOREB Biblical GN Another name for Sinai (3 Nephi 25:4) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 23:3223:32, 29 January 2011 diff hist +163 N HOMERCreated page with "<pre>*HOMER Biblical noun A measure used for dry substances, equal to 10 ephahs (2 Nephi 15:10) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 23:3123:31, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,169 N HIMNICreated page with "<pre>HIMNI Lehite PN Son of Mosiah II, ca. 93 BC (Mosiah 27:34; Alma 31:6) This PN is constructed along the lines of many North-west Semitic names, such as biblical Hebrew Z..."
  • 23:3023:30, 29 January 2011 diff hist +508 N HETHCreated page with "<pre>‡HETH Jaredite PN & GN 1. Prince (Ether 1:16; 10:31) 2. King, robber (Ether 1:25–26, 10:1) 3. Land (Ether 8:2) The biblical Hebrew PN Heth, son of Canaan, is ..."
  • 23:2823:28, 29 January 2011 diff hist +647 N HESHLONCreated page with "<pre>HESHLON Jaredite GN Plains north of Desolation, near the valley of Gilgal, where Shared defeated Coriantumr in battle (Ether 13:28) No etymology is suggested. If Hebrew ..."
  • 23:2723:27, 29 January 2011 diff hist +851 N HERMOUNTSCreated page with "<pre>HERMOUNTS Lehite GN Wilderness, ca. ___ (Alma 2:37) A Hebrew and an Egyptian etymology are possible. Biblical Mount Herman, if the -ts and the change in vowel quality c..."
  • 23:2523:25, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,336 N HEMCreated page with "<pre>HEM Lehite PN Accompanied the Mulekite Ammon in search of Nephi, ca. 122 BC. It may be that the name is Mulekite, if the term “brethren” here is to be taken literally..."
  • 23:2323:23, 29 January 2011 diff hist +155 N HELORUMCreated page with "<pre>HELORUM Lehite PN Son of King Benjamin, ca. ___BC (Mosiah 1:2) No etymology is suggested at this time. Cf. Book of Mormon Yarom (Jarom?).</pre>"
  • 23:2223:22, 29 January 2011 diff hist +261 N HELEMCreated page with "<pre>‡HELEM Lehite PN Accompanied the Mulekite Ammon in search of Nephi, ca. 122 BC (Mosiah 7:6) See the standard biblical commentaries for the etymology of this biblical PN..."
  • 23:2123:21, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,528 N HELAMANCreated page with "<pre>HELAMAN Lehite PN 1. Son of King Benjamin, ca. ___BC (Mosiah 1:2) 2. Son of Alma II, prophet, military commander, ca. ___BC (Alma 31:7; Helaman 2:2) 3. Son of He..."
  • 23:1923:19, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,341 N HELAMCreated page with "<pre>‡HELAM Lehite PN & GN 1. Convert of Alma I in the land of LehiNephi, ca. 145 BC (Mosiah 18:12–14) 2. City and land founded by followers of Alma I, 2nd c. BC (Mosia..."
  • 23:1723:17, 29 January 2011 diff hist +536 N HEARTHOMCreated page with "<pre>HEARTHOM Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:16–17, 10:29–30) No etymology is suggested. Various suggestions have been made, none of which are convincing: Old Akkadian (Ur II..."
  • 23:1623:16, 29 January 2011 diff hist +140 N HAMATHCreated page with "<pre>*HAMATH Biblical GN An important city of Syria (2 Nephi 20:9; 21:11) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries </pre>"
  • 23:1523:15, 29 January 2011 diff hist +2,626 N HAGOTHCreated page with "<pre>HAGOTH Lehite PN Shipbuilder near the lands Bountiful and Desolation who launched the ships at the west side of the narrow neck of land ca. 55 BC (Alma 63:5) There are ..."
  • 23:1323:13, 29 January 2011 diff hist +201 N GOMORRAHCreated page with "<pre>GOMORRAH Biblical GN A wicked city that was destroyed (2 Nephi 23:19 ‖ Isaiah 13:19) Hebrew ‘ămōrā = LXX Greek gomoppa. For the etymology see the standard biblica..."
  • 23:1223:12, 29 January 2011 diff hist +345 N GIMGIMNOCreated page with "<pre>GIMGIMNO Lehite GN City, ca. 1st century AD (3 Nephi 9:8) Perhaps the name comes from the EGYPTIAN gmgm, “smash, tear up, break trees,” and nw, “city,” to be comp..."
  • 23:1123:11, 29 January 2011 diff hist +1,720 N GILGALCreated page with "<pre>GILGAL Jaredite GN Valley near the Plains of HESHLON and north of the narrow neck of land (Ether 13:27, 29, 30) Lehite GN City which was swallowed by the earth ca..."
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