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Possibly | Possibly [[EGYPTIAN(S)|E<small>GYPTIAN</small>]] ''z3-nfy'', “son of [[NEPHI|N<small>EPHI</small>]]/the chief,” from ''z3'' (''=sa'') + ''nfy'' (''q.v.'') (RFS). | ||
Possibly Hebrew ''*s.enefî'', “tiaraed, crowned, enwrapped (with turban),” ''nisbe'' from ''s.a-nîf'', “tiara, turban” (RFS). | Possibly Hebrew ''*s.enefî'', “tiaraed, crowned, enwrapped (with turban),” ''nisbe'' from ''s.a-nîf'', “tiara, turban” (RFS). | ||
Cf. Book of Mormon [[NEPHI]], [[LEHINEPHI]], [[NEPHIHAH]], et al., also [[ZENIFF]] | Cf. Book of Mormon [[NEPHI|N<small>EPHI</small>]], [[LEHINEPHI|L<small>EHINEPHI</small>]], [[NEPHIHAH|N<small>EPHIHAH</small>]], et al., also [[ZENIFF|Z<small>ENIFF</small>]] | ||
[[Category:Names]][[Category:Lehite PN]] | [[Category:Names]][[Category:Lehite PN]] | ||
Revision as of 13:06, 2 February 2012
| Lehite PN | 1. | 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).
Possibly Hebrew *s.enefî, “tiaraed, crowned, enwrapped (with turban),” nisbe from s.a-nîf, “tiara, turban” (RFS).
Cf. Book of Mormon NEPHI, LEHINEPHI, NEPHIHAH, et al., also ZENIFF
