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|Apparently a renegade general, ca. 400 AD ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/moro/9/16#16 Moroni 9:16]) | |Apparently a renegade general, ca. 400 AD ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/moro/9/16#16 Moroni 9:16]) | ||
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'''Etymology''' | |||
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 [[EGYPTIAN(S)|E<small>GYPTIAN</small>]] ''z3-nfy'', “son of [[NEPHI|N<small>EPHI</small>]]/the chief,” from ''z3'' (''=sa'') + ''nfy'' (''q.v.'') (RFS). | ||
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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>]] | 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>]] | ||
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| Lehite PN | 1. | Apparently a renegade general, ca. 400 AD (Moroni 9:16) |
Etymology
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
Variants
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Notes
