The Hebrew Origin of Some Book of Mormon Place Names

Authors

Stephen D. Ricks, Brigham Young University
John A. Tvedtnes, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Keywords

Ancient Near East, Language, Book of Mormon, Names

Abstract

The place-names Cumorah, Jershon, and Zarahemla have possible Hebrew origins.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Ricks, Stephen D. and Tvedtnes, John A. (1997) "The Hebrew Origin of Some Book of Mormon Place Names," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies: Vol. 6: No. 2, Article 15.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol6/iss2/15