Magazine
Juvenile Instructor 15, no. 16 (15 August 1880)
Cannon, George Q.
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Language of the Nephites
Title
Language of the Nephites
Magazine
Juvenile Instructor
Publication Type
Magazine Article
Year of Publication
1880
Authors
Reynolds, George (Primary)
Pagination
191-192
Date Published
15 August 1880
Volume
15
Issue Number
16
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Abstract
Compares two views concerning the language of the Nephites: (1) people wrote and spoke Egyptian; or (2) they wrote Hebrew words in Egyptian characters. Sees Hebrew roots in the following Book of Mormon words: Ziff, Rameumpton, Sheum, Gazelem, and Rabbanah.
Table of Contents
Subject Keywords
Writing
Language
Nephite
Ziff
Gazelem
Sheum
Language - Reformed Egyptian
Rameumptom
Rabbanah
Language - Hebrew
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