Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Names in the Book of Mormon

Thanks to Jerry Grover.  Names in book of mormon had to to with what happened to them or something about them.  May not have been their actual given name. 

Zeniff = [Egy] znb = to be overthrown. [Hb] snb = tail


Mulek = [Egy] walking fish, chief [Hb] king


Mosiah = [Egy];moshe = son of God or king, [Hb] mshh = anointed, savior. 


King Benjamin = [Hb] son of the right hand 


Samuel the Lamanite = [Hb] name of God


Nephi 2/3 =  beautiful, fair, departed, tarry, protector


Laman = no faith, unbeliever, filthy


Mormon = jubilee, bind, wisdom, wild beast. rain. 

Zarahemla = offspring of God


Jaredites = tribe of the West


Jerusalem = city of peace


Nephites = tribe of Nephi


Gadianton Robbers = tribe of lucre

Limhi = 30, people of 30





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