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  • 02:3802:38, 3 February 2011 diff hist +19,272‎ Preface ‎No edit summary
  • 01:5201:52, 3 February 2011 diff hist −7‎ Foreword ‎No edit summary
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  • 01:1801:18, 3 February 2011 diff hist +83‎ N Fun Facts ‎ Created 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 Page ‎No edit summary
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  • 01:1101:11, 3 February 2011 diff hist +24‎ N Index ‎ moved Index to Name Index current
  • 01:1101:11, 3 February 2011 diff hist 0‎ m Name Index ‎ moved Index to Name Index
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  • 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 ZORAM ‎ Created 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 ZION ‎ Created 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 ZIFF ‎ Created 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 ZERIN ‎ Created 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 ZERAM ‎ Created 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 ZERAHEMNAH ‎ Created 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 ZENOS ‎ Created 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 ZENOCK ‎ Created 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 ZENIFF ‎ Created 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 ZENEPHI ‎ Created 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 ZEMNARIHAH ‎ Created 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 ZEEZROM ‎ Created 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 ZEDEKIAH ‎ Created 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 ZECHARIAH ‎ Created 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 ZEBULUN ‎ Created 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 ZARAHEMLA ‎ Created 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 UZZIAH ‎ Created 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 URIAH ‎ Created 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 TUBALOTH ‎ Created 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 TIMOTHY ‎ Created 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 TEOMNER ‎ Created 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 TEANCUM ‎ Created 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 TARSHISH ‎ Created 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 TABEAL ‎ Created 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 SYRIANS ‎ Created 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 SYRIA ‎ Created 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 SOLOMON ‎ Created 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 SODOM ‎ Created 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 SIRON ‎ Created 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 SINIM ‎ Created 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 SINAI ‎ Created 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 SIDON ‎ Created 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 SIDOM ‎ Created 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 SHURR ‎ Created 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 SHUM ‎ Created 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 SHULE ‎No edit summary
  • 00:1700:17, 3 February 2011 diff hist +88‎ N SHULE ‎ Created 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 SHIZ ‎ Created 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 SHINAR ‎ Created 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 SHIMNILOM ‎ Created 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 SHIM ‎ Created 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..."
  • 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>"
  • 23:1623:16, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,362‎ N PAHORAN ‎ Created page with "<pre>PAHORAN Lehite PN 1. Judge, son of Nephihah No. 1, ca. 68–53 BC (Alma 50:40; Helaman 1:2) 2. Judge, son of No. 1, d. 52 BC (Helaman 1:3; 2:3) In both Book of M..."
  • 23:1423:14, 2 February 2011 diff hist +169‎ N PAGAG ‎ Created page with "<pre>PAGAG Jaredite PN Nephew of Jared (Ether 6:25–26) No etymology is suggested. Possibly cf. Book of Mormon Paanchi, Pacumeni, Pahoran, Pathros, Pachus. </pre>"
  • 23:1423:14, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,160‎ N PACUMENI ‎ Created page with "<pre>PACUMENI Lehite PN Judge, son of Pahoran No. 1, ca. 52 BC (Helaman 1:3, 6, 13, 21) This name contains what appears to be a Jaredite element, kumen/cumen, and thus an E..."
  • 23:1323:13, 2 February 2011 diff hist +495‎ N PACHUS ‎ Created page with "<pre>PACHUS Lehite PN Rebel king, leader of the king-men, ca. 63 BC (Alma 62:6–9) Nibley has suggested Egyptian p3-ḥsy, “he [DN] is praised” (LID, 30). Pachus is muc..."
  • 23:1223:12, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,207‎ N PAANCHI ‎ Created page with "<pre>PAANCHI Lehite PN Contender for the Judgement seat, son of Pahoran No. 1, d. 52 BC (Helaman 1:3,7) Perhaps this is the name given to Joseph by Pharaoh, paʿnēaḥ, Pa..."
  • 23:1023:10, 2 February 2011 diff hist +820‎ N ORIHAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>ORIHAH Jaredite PN King, son of Jared (Ether 1:32; 7:1) No etymology is suggested. If Semitic languages can be appealed to for Jaredite etymologies, then it may be that..."
  • 23:0923:09, 2 February 2011 diff hist +129‎ N OREB ‎ Created page with "<pre>*OREB Biblical GN A rock where Oreb fell (2 Nephi 20:26) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 23:0923:09, 2 February 2011 diff hist +141‎ N OPHIR ‎ Created page with "<pre>*OPHIR Biblical GN A country whence gold was brought (2 Nephi 23:12) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 23:0823:08, 2 February 2011 diff hist +250‎ N ONTI(ES) ‎ Created page with "<pre>ONTI(ES) Lehite noun Silver currency, ca. 82 BC (Alma 11:6, 13, 22, 25) No etymology is suggested. The Semitic root could be *ʿnt/ʾnt or *ʿv̄n / ʾv̄n, neither of..."
  • 23:0723:07, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,031‎ N ONIHAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>ONIHAH Lehite GN City, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 9:7) As in the previous name, biblical ʾōn, “strength, wealth,” from which several biblical GNs and PNs are formed, may ..."
  • 23:0623:06, 2 February 2011 diff hist +2,539‎ N ONIDAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>ONIDAH Lehite GN 1. Hill, ca. 75 BC (Alma 32:4) 2. Place, ca. 73 BC, perhaps same as hill, No. 1 (Alma 47:5) If the derivation of the name of the hill in Zoramite..."
  • 23:0423:04, 2 February 2011 diff hist +918‎ N OMNI ‎ Created page with "<pre>OMNI Lehite PN Scribe, 4th c. BC (Jarom 15, Omni 1) The form of Omni resembles the Zimri/Omri pattern. The root could be either ʿmn or ʾmn. The latter means “to con..."
  • 23:0323:03, 2 February 2011 diff hist +564‎ N OMNER ‎ Created page with "<pre>OMNER Lehite PN & GN 1. Son of Mosiah No. 2, missionary, ca. 91 BC (Mosiah 27:34; Alma 31:32) 2. City, perhaps named from No. 1 (Alma 51:26) The name resembles bib..."
  • 23:0223:02, 2 February 2011 diff hist +253‎ N OMER ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡OMER Jaredite PN King (Ether 1:29–30; 9:14) No etymology is suggested. A connection with the biblical unit of dry measure is implausible. Unlikely are all Semitic ..."
  • 23:0123:01, 2 February 2011 diff hist +129‎ N OMEGA ‎ Created page with "<pre>*OMEGA Biblical DN (NT) A title for Christ (3 Nephi 9:18) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 23:0023:00, 2 February 2011 diff hist +156‎ N OGATH ‎ Created page with "<pre>OGATH Jaredite GN Place: “. . .a place which was called Ogath” (Ether 15:10) No etymology is suggested. Cf. Book of Mormon Jacobugath </pre>"
  • 22:5922:59, 2 February 2011 diff hist +131‎ N NOB ‎ Created page with "<pre>*NOB Biblical GN Priestly city in Benjamin (2 Nephi 20:32) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 22:5722:57, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,223‎ N NOAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡NOAH Biblical PN 1. Patriarch at the time of the Flood (Alma 10:22; Ether 6:7) Jaredite PN 2. Usurper (Ether 7:14–15, 18–21) Lehite PN & GN 3. Son of Z..."
  • 22:5422:54, 2 February 2011 diff hist +296‎ NIMROD ‎No edit summary
  • 22:5222:52, 2 February 2011 diff hist +573‎ N NIMROD ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡NIMROD Jaredite GN & PN 1. Old World valley named after Nimrod, the hunter (Ether 2:1, 4) 2. Prince (Ether 7:22) For the etymology see the standard biblical commen..."
  • 22:5122:51, 2 February 2011 diff hist +544‎ N NIMRAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡NIMRAH Jaredite PN Prince (Ether 9:8–9) No etymology is suggested. If biblical names may be appealed to, see Nimrah (nimrāh) in Numbers 32:3 (JAT). See also bibli..."
  • 22:5022:50, 2 February 2011 diff hist +908‎ N NEUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>†NEUM Brass Plates PN Old World prophet quoted by Nephi I (1 Nephi 19:10) The biblical Hebrew ne’um means “voice (inspired or visionary), utterance, revelation, wo..."
  • 22:4922:49, 2 February 2011 diff hist +152‎ N NEPHITE(S) ‎ Created page with "<pre>NEPHITE(S) Lehite gentilic Descendant(s) of Nephi No. 1 and his followers, from 6th c. BC (2 Nephi 29:12; Moroni 1:2) Gentilic of nephi </pre>"
  • 22:4822:48, 2 February 2011 diff hist +652‎ N NEPHIHAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>NEPHIHAH Lehite PN & GN 1. Chief judge, 1st c. BC (Alma 4:17; Alma 50:37) 2. City and land, perhaps named from No. 1, 1st c. BC (Alma 50:14; 62:30) 3. Plains, c..."
  • 22:4622:46, 2 February 2011 diff hist +4,226‎ N NEPHI ‎ Created page with "<pre>NEPHI Lehite PN & GN 1. Son of Lehi No.1, ca. 600 BC (1 Nephi 1:1; Ether 8:21) 2. Son of Helaman No.3; chief judge, prophet, ca. 39–30 BC; translated ca. 6..."
  • 22:4422:44, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,096‎ N NEHOR ‎ Created page with "<pre>NEHOR Jaredite GN 1. City and land (Ether 7: 4, 9) Lehite PN 2. Apostate, executed ca. 91 B.C. (Alma 1: 15; 6: 7) 3. Apostate group named from No. 2, termed “order..."
  • 22:4322:43, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,198‎ N NEAS ‎ Created page with "<pre>NEAS Lehite noun A cultivated plant (Mosiah 9: 9) No etymology is suggested. A semitic root such as nās/ṣ/š/ś/z, na ’s/ṣ/š/ś/z or na ‘s/ṣ/š/ś/z would be ..."
  • 22:4222:42, 2 February 2011 diff hist +132‎ N NAZARETH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*NAZARETH Biblical GN (NT) Early home of JESUS (1 Nephi 11: 13) For etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 22:4022:40, 2 February 2011 diff hist +125‎ N NAPHTALI ‎ Created page with "<pre>*NAPHTALI Biblical PN Fifth son of JACOB (2 Nephi 19: 1) For etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 22:3922:39, 2 February 2011 diff hist +3,090‎ N NAHOM ‎ Created page with "<pre>NAHOM Lehite GN Old World burial place of ISHMAEL, probably in Arabia (1 Nephi 16: 34) Surprisingly, evidence for Nahom as a Book of Mormon name is based primarily on his..."
  • 22:3522:35, 2 February 2011 diff hist +281‎ N MORIANTUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>MORIANTUM Lehite GN Land, 4th c. AD (Moroni 9:9) No etymology is suggested. The name is similar enough to known Jaredite names to suggest that this GN is also of Jaredite..."
  • 22:3522:35, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,212‎ N MORIANCUMER ‎ Created page with "<pre>MORIANCUMER Jaredite GN Old world place on seashore (Ether 2:13). This name is also a PN according to a statement by Joseph Smith. See George Reynolds..."
  • 22:3222:32, 2 February 2011 diff hist +10‎ Name Index ‎No edit summary
  • 22:3222:32, 2 February 2011 diff hist +323‎ N MOCUM ‎ Created page with "<pre>MOCUM Lehite GN City which sank into the sea, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 9:7) Cf. Hebrew maqōm, “place, station, town, village” = Arabic maqām, also known from Syriac, Ethi..."
  • 22:3122:31, 2 February 2011 diff hist +132‎ N MOAB ‎ Created page with "<pre>*MOAB Biblical GN Land east of the Dead Sea (2 Nephi 21:14) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 22:2922:29, 2 February 2011 diff hist +148‎ N MIGRON ‎ Created page with "<pre>*MIGRON Biblical GN Unknown locale disturbed by Sennacherib (2 Nephi 20:28) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 22:2722:27, 2 February 2011 diff hist +182‎ N MIDIAN ‎ Created page with "<pre>‡MIDIAN Biblical PN & GN 1. Descendants of MIDIAN (2 Nephi 20:26) Lehite GN 2. Land, ca. 90 BC (Alma 24:5) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </..."
  • 22:2622:26, 2 February 2011 diff hist +1,575‎ N MIDDONI ‎ Created page with "<pre>MIDDONI Lehite GN Land, ca. 90 BC (Alma 20:2; 23:10) There are several place-names from the ancient Near East with which this name may be compared. However tempting, the ..."
  • 22:2422:24, 2 February 2011 diff hist +149‎ N MICHMASH ‎ Created page with "<pre>MICHMASH Biblical GN Town belonging to the tribe of BENJAMIN (2 Nephi 20:28) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 22:2322:23, 2 February 2011 diff hist +160‎ N MESSIAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*MESSIAH Biblical DN An Aramaic word meaning the anointed (1 Nephi 1:19; Helaman 8:13) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 22:2222:22, 2 February 2011 diff hist +754‎ N MELEK ‎ Created page with "<pre>MELEK Lehite GN Land and city, three days south of AMMONIHAH on the west of the River SIDON by the borders of the wilderness, ca. 82 BC (Alma 8:3; 45:18) Ariel Cr..."

31 January 2011

  • 15:2415:24, 31 January 2011 diff hist +133‎ N MEDES ‎ Created page with "<pre>*MEDES Biblical gentilic Inhabitants of Media (2 Nephi 23:17) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 15:2315:23, 31 January 2011 diff hist +281‎ N MATHONIHAH ‎ Created page with "<pre>MATHONIHAH Lehite PN Apostle, and brother of Mathoni, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) This is the expanded form of the name Mathoni (see above). See the introduction for the e..."
  • 15:2215:22, 31 January 2011 diff hist +924‎ N MATHONI ‎ Created page with "<pre>MATHONI Lehite PN Apostle, ca. 30 AD (3 Nephi 19:4) From the root ntn, “to give,” this name would mean “gift.” The biblical PNs Mattan, Mattanah, and Mattaniah ..."
  • 15:2115:21, 31 January 2011 diff hist +134‎ N MARY ‎ Created page with "<pre>*MARY Biblical PN (NT) Mother of Jesus (Mosiah 3:8; Alma 7:10) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 15:2115:21, 31 January 2011 diff hist +867‎ N MANTI ‎ Created page with "<pre>MANTI Lehite PN & GN 1. Soldier, spy, ca. 87 BC (Alma 2:22) 2. Hill near Zarahemla, ca. 90 BC (Alma 1:15) 3. City and land, ca. 65 BC (Alma 16:6; 59:6) According ..."
  • 15:1915:19, 31 January 2011 diff hist +146‎ N MANNA ‎ Created page with "<pre>*MANNA Biblical noun A food sent from heaven (1 Nephi 17:28; Mosiah 7:19) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 15:1715:17, 31 January 2011 diff hist +135‎ N MANASSEH ‎ Created page with "<pre>*MANASSEH Biblical PN Son of Joseph (2 Nephi 19:21; Alma 10:3) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 15:1615:16, 31 January 2011 diff hist +147‎ N MAMMON ‎ Created page with "<pre>*MAMMON Biblical noun (NT) An Aramaic word meaning riches (3 Nephi 13:24) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries</pre>"
  • 15:1615:16, 31 January 2011 diff hist +130‎ N MALACHI ‎ Created page with "<pre>*MALACHI Biblical PN Old Testament prophet (3 Nephi 24:1) For the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. </pre>"
  • 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..."
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