What's in a Name? Alma as a Hebrew Name

Authors

Paul Y. Hoskisson

Keywords

Ancient Near East, Language, Book of Mormon Names

Abstract

The name Alma appears more frequently in the Book of Mormon than any other name besides Nephi. The name has a logical derivation from a Hebrew root that means “youth” or “lad.”

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Hoskisson, Paul Y. (1997) "What's in a Name? Alma as a Hebrew Name," Journal of Book of Mormon Studies: Vol. 7: No. 1, Article 10.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol7/iss1/10