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31 January 2011
- 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
