Keywords
etymology, Cumorah, Book of Mormon, Mormon studies
Abstract
This article explores issues with past suggestions concerning the etymology of the name Cumorah and suggests a slightly updated etymology, “Rise up, O Light of the Lord.” It then suggests that Book of Mormon references to the Hill Cumorah appear to confirm the proposed etymology, thus becoming an apt description of the Restoration.
Recommended Citation
Hoskisson, Paul
(2024)
"“Rise Up, O Light of the Lord”: An Appropriate and Defensible Etymology for Cumorah,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 60, Article 10.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol60/iss1/10
