An Egyptian Linguistic Component in Book of Mormon Names

Title

An Egyptian Linguistic Component in Book of Mormon Names

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2018

Authors

Koller, Eve (Primary)

Journal

BYU Studies Quarterly

Pagination

139-148

Volume

57

Issue

4

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Abstract

There are several names in the Book of Mormon—such as Zenephi, Zenos, and Zenock—that look as though they are composed of scriptural names (Nephi, Enos, Enoch, and so forth) with different forms of a z-prefix that might mean “son of ” or “descendant of.” This article proposes that the names Zenephi Zenos, Zenock, and Cezoram incorporate the names of other Book of Mormon or biblical individuals and the Egyptian pin-tail duck hieroglyph, represented by the morpheme se-/ze-, which denotes filiation with these ancestors. If this hypothesis is accurate, it could provide insight into some aspects of the structure of the language of the Book of Mormon and could also reveal information about Book of Mormon naming practices and genealogical lineages of the people who received these names.

Table of Contents

Journal

BYU Studies Quarterly 57/4 (2018)
Linguistics
Zenos (Prophet)
Language - Egyptian
Zenephi
Zenock/Zenoch (Prophet)

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