...I ran across some notes I'd jotted down in my Mormon scriptures--specifically The Pearl of Great Price. This book, should you choose to believe it, is a set of two small books of scripture: the book of Abraham and the book of Moses. I cannot recall the exact nature of its acquisition into the Mormon canon, but i'm sure there are plenty of online sites that give you more than you'd ever need to know about it. I'm gonna say that the books are sort of similar to the concept of the Dead Sea scrolls or something. I'll have to look it up later.
Anyways, I figure "If i've got the extra info, why not use it?"
So here it is, for you, my fellow perfect-language seekers...the Mormon insight into the original language on Earth, spoken between God and Adam.
Idumea-the world (D&C 1:36)
Zion-the name of the Lord's people, who are of one heart and one mind; they dwelt in righteousness (Moses 7:18)
Shinehah-the sun (Abraham 3:13)
Kokob-star (Abr 3:13)
Olea-the moon (Abr 3:13)
Kokaubeam-stars, or all the great lights in the firmament of heaven (Abr 3:13)
Kolob-the greatest of all kokaubeam, the nearest unto God (Abr 3:13)
gnolaum-eternal (referring to beings or things, without beginning or end) (Abr 3:18)
woman-name for the second human on earth (a female), because 'she was taken out of man' (Abr 5:17)
I'm sure there are more, but these are the ones I'd marked several years back, whilst doing my dutiful daily scripture study. (Such a good little Mormon, I was!!) ;)
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