Category: Linguistic
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Has the Seal of Mulek Been Found?
Jeffrey Chadwick discusses the potential relation of the Melkiyahu bullae to Mulek Jeffrey Chadwick 2003 Read more
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What’s in a name: Irreantum
Paul Y. Hoskisson Published 2002 A discussion of possible Semitic roots of the unique Book of Mormon word “Irreantum” Citation Hoskisson, Paul Y., Brian M. Hauglid, and John Gee. “What’s in a Name? Irreantum.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies11, no. 1 (2002): 90-93, 114-15. Read more
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A complete etymology-based hundred wordlist of Semitic updated: Items 75–100
Author Alexander Militarev Published 2014 Found on pages 177-178 the Semitic root RWY seems to serve as the root of unique Book of Mormon word “Irreantum” with the provided translation of “many waters” Citation Militarev, Alexander. “A Complete Etymology-Based Hundred Wordlist of Semitic Updated: Items 75–100.” Journal of Language Relationship 11 (2014): 159–185. Moscow: Institute Read more
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Corpus of West Semitic Stamp Seals
Author Avigad Naham Published 1997 Seal 15 found on page 55 is of particular interest to Book of Mormon readers, bearing the inscription of Malkiyahu, shortened form Mulek, son of the King, with the connection to Jer 38:6 this is the son of king Zedekiah. It is highly plausible, almost certain, that this belonged to Read more
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Comparing Phonemic Patterns in Book of Mormon Personal Names with Fictional and Authentic Sources: An Exploratory Study
Authors Brad Wilcox, Bruce L. Brown, Wendy Baker-Smemoe, Sharon Black and Dennis L. Eggett Published 2019 Read more
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Some Notes on Book of Mormon Names
Author Stephen D. Ricks Published 2013 This study considers the Book of Mormon personalnames Josh, Nahom, and Alma as test cases for the Book ofMormon as an historically authentic ancient document. Read more
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Book of Mormon Names Attested in Ancient Hebrew Inscriptions
Authors John A. Tvedtnes, John Gee, Matt Roper Published 2000 Archeological attestations of Book of Mormon names previously unknown Read more
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A New Hieratic Ostracon from Ashkelon
The discovery of a pottery shard in Israel with Egyptian hieratic writing including the word prophet, or seer. Read more
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Egyptian Hieratic Writing in the Levant in the 1st Millennium BC
German Archeologist Stefan Wimmer explains the phenomena of Hieratic writing in areas inhabited by semitic speakers. These Egyptian inscriptions written by Hebrew speakers match the description given by Nephi of reformed Egyptian. Read more
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The Name Mormon in reformed Egyptian, Sumerian, and Mesoamerican Languages
Professional translator Jerry Grover demonstrates Egyptian, Sumerian, and Mesoamerican examples of the name Mormon comparable to the name as written in reformed Egyptian in a sample copied by Oliver Cowdrey Read more