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3 February 2011

• 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>"