What’s in a Name? Alma as a Hebrew Name

Title

What’s in a Name? Alma as a Hebrew Name

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

1998

Authors

Journal

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Pagination

72-73

Volume

7

Issue

1

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Bibliographic Citation

Hoskisson, Paul Y. "What’s in a Name? Alma as a Hebrew Name" In Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, Vol. 7. 1998:72-73.

Abstract

The name Alma appears more frequently in the Book of Mormon than any other name besides Nephi. The name has a logical derivation from a Hebrew root that means “youth” or “lad.”

Onomastics

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