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[[|Rick Grunder's comparison of Book of Mormon names to "A Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin and Scripture Proper Names"]]
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Detailed Analysis
p. [71]:
- A-bin´ a-dab (cf. Abinadi)—The name "Abinadab" occurs 11 times in the Old Testament:
- A-bin´ o-am (cf. Abinadom)—The name "Abinoam" occurs 4 times in the Old Testament (Book of Judges):
- A-bish´ a-i (cf. Abish)—The name "Abish" does not occur in the Bible.
- A´ chish (cf. Akish)—The name "Achish" occurs 18 times in the Old Testament.
p. 72:
- Æ´ nos (cf. Enos)
- A´ HAZ
- Al´ mon Dib-la-tha´ im [and,]
- Al´ na-than,
- Al´ pha,
- A´ mal,
- A-mal´ da (cf. Alma)
- Am´ a-lek (cf. Amaleki)
- AM´ A-LEK-ITES
- A-MIN´ A-DAB
- AM´ MON
- AM´ MON-ITES
- Am´ non (cf. Amnor)
- Am´ o-rites (cf. Amoron)
- An-a-ni´ ah (cf. Ammonihah)
- An´ ti-och (cf. Antion)
- An-ti´ o-chus (cf. Antionum)
- AN´ TI-PAS
- An to´ ni-a (cf. Antionah)
- Ar-che-la´ us (cf. Archeantus)
p. 74:
- BO´ AZ
p. 75:
- Che´ mosh (cf. Chemish)
- Che´ sed [and,]
- Che´ sil,
- Che´ sud,
- Che´ zib (cf. Shez)
- Con-o-ni´ ah (cf. Cumenihah)
p. 76:
- Em´ mer [and,]
- E´ mor (cf. Emer)
- ES´ ROM
- E´ tham (cf. Ethem)
- E´ THER
- E-ZI´ AS
- Ez´ ron (cf. Ezrom)
- Ga´ di (cf. Gad, Gadianton)
- Ga-ze´ ra [and,]
- Gaz´ zam (cf. Gazelem)
- Ger´ shon (cf. Jershon)
- Gid-e-o´ ni (cf. Giddianhi)
- GIL´ E-AD
- GIL´ GAL
- GO-MOR´ RAH (cf. Cumorah, both sites of massive destruction of the wicked)
- Hag´ gith (cf. Hagoth)
- HE´ LAM
- He´ man (cf. Helaman)
- Her´ mon-ites (cf. Hermounts)
- Hesh´ bon [and,]
- Hesh´ mon,
- Heth´ lon (cf. Heshlon)
- [I´ RAD - see Moses 5 (p. 79;
- ISH´ MA-EL,
- ISH´ MA-EL-ITES [p. 79]
p. 78:
- Ja´ kim (cf. Jacom)
- Ja´ num (cf. Jeneum)
- JA´RED
- Ja´ shen (cf. Jashon)
p. 79:
- Jo´ tham (cf. Jothan)
- Kib´ roth Hat-ta´ a-vah (cf. Kib)
- KISH
- Ko´ rah [and,]
- Ko´ rah-ites,
- Ko´ rath-ites,
- Kor´ hite,
- Kor´ hites,
- Kor´ ites
- Ko´ re (cf. Korihor, Corihor)
- LA´ BAN
- La-cu´ nus (cf. Lachoneus)
- Lah´ man (cf. Laman)
- [LA´ MECH - see Moses 5]
- LE´ HI *
- LEM´ U-EL *
- Lib´ nah (cf. Limnah)
- Lib´ ni [and,]
- Lib´ nites, (cf. Lib)
p. 80:
- Ma´ ha-lah (cf. Mahah)
- Ma´ ni (cf. Manti)
- Me´ lech (cf. Melek)
- MID´ I-AN
- Mo´ lech [and,]
- Mo ´ lek,
- Mo´ loch,
- Mo ´ lok (cf. Mulek [italics in the original])
- Mo-ri´ ah (cf. Orihah, Mosiah)
p. 81:
- Na´ ham (cf. Nahom)
- Na´ hor (cf. Nehor)
- Na´ hum (cf. Nahom)
- Ne´ ah (cf. Neas)
- Ne´ cho (designated a Book of Abraham mummy; see MP 49, Belknap)
- Ne´ hum (cf. Neum)
- NE´ PHI *
- NIM´ RAH
- O MER *
- Om´ ri (cf. Omni)
p. 82:
- Rab-bo´ ni (cf. Rabbanah)
- Ra´ ma, or RA´ MAH
- Rib´ lah (cf. Riplah)
- Sa´ mi (cf. Sam)
- Sar-a-i´ ah (cf. Sariah)
p. 83:
- Se´ nir (cf. Senine)
- Sha´ lem [and,]
- She´ bam (cf. Sheum)
- She-re´ zer (cf. Shazer, Sherrizah)
- Shib´ bo-leth (cf. Shiblom)
- Shim´ hi [and,]
- Shi´ mi,
- Shim´ ites (cf. Shim)
- Shi´ za (cf. Shiz)
- Shu´ lam-ite (cf. Shule)
- Shu´ math-ites (cf. Shum)
p. 84:
- Si´ ba (cf. Sebus)
- Sid´ dim (cf. Sidom)
- SI´ DON
- Sir´ i-on (cf. Siron)
- [THUM´ MIM - in Abraham 3:1, 4, and later applied, with URIM, to Book of
Mormon interpreters; see MP 414 (Stanford)]
p. 85:
- Tu´ bal Cain (cf. Tubaloth)
- [U´ RIM - see THUMMIM, above]
- Zem-a-ra´ im [and,]
- Zem´ a-rite,
- Ze-mi´ ra,
- Zeph-a-ni´ ah,
- Zer-a-hi´ ah (cf. Zemnarihah)
- Ze´ nas (cf. Zenos)
- Ze-or´ im [and,]
- Ze´ rah (cf. Zeram, Zeezrom)
- Ze´ phi, or Ze´ pho (cf. Zenephi)
- Ze´ rah (cf. Zeram)
- Zer-a-hi´ ah (cf. Zarahemla)
- Ze´ ri (cf. Zerin)
- Ziph (cf. Ziff)
- Zo´ rah (cf. Zoram)
- Zo´ rath-ites [and,]
- Zo´ rites (cf. Zoramites)