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Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 13/1-2 (2004)
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What’s in a Name? The Name Cumorah
Title
What’s in a Name? The Name Cumorah
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2004
Authors
Hoskisson, Paul Y. (Primary)
Journal
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Pagination
158-160, 174-175
Volume
13
Issue
1-2
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Abstract
Unlike the case of some place-names in the Book of Mormon, the book does not explain how the land and the hill Cumorah received their designation in the Nephite record. The name Cumorah lends itself to several possible etymological explanations, which Hoskisson discusses in this article.
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Subject Keywords
Etymology
Onomastics
Hill Cumorah (New York)
Hill Cumorah
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