What’s in a Name? Nephi

Title

What’s in a Name? Nephi

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2000

Authors

Journal

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Pagination

64-65, 83

Volume

9

Issue

2

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Bibliographic Citation

Hoskisson, Paul Y. "What’s in a Name? Nephi" In Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, Vol. 9. 2000:64-65, 83.

Abstract

Though the name Nephi conforms in some ways to common Semitic patterns, none of the possible consonantal roots that appear in Hebrew can be applied to the name. Other possible sources such as Ugaritic or Egyptian may be considered.

Onomastics

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