Book of Mormon Dictionary-George Reynolds
abhor (verb): to regard with disgust, with detesting
Alma 37:29 "... and ye shall teach them to abhor such wickedness and abominations..."
abhorrence (noun) : abomination, disgust, hatred, dislike, detestment,
Alma 27:28 "And they did look upon shedding the blood of their brethren with the greatest abhorrence..."
abominable: very bad, loathsome, repulsive
The great and abominable church (kingdom)
abyss (uh-bis): a very deep hole, pit, gulf, or chasm (kaz-uh-m), seems to be bottomless.
Alma 26:3 "... the Lamanites, were in darkness, yea, even in the darkest abyss, but behold, how many of them are brought to behold the marvelous light of God."
accursed: under a curse
Helaman 12:18-20 "... Because of thine iniquities, thou shalt be accursed forever--it shall be done."
adieu (uh-doo'): Good-by, farewell
Jacob 7:27 "Brethren, adieu."
adversary: One's opponent in a contest, enemy, foe, competitor,
3 Nephi 12:25 "Agree with thine adversary quickly while thou art in the way with him, lest at any time he shall get thee, and thou shalt be cast into prison."
alms: money or food given to poor people; donations, handouts, charity, time
3 Nephi 13:1 "I say that I would that ye should do alms unto the poor, but take heed that ye do not your alms before men to be seen of them; otherwise ye have no reward of your Father who is in heaven. (2) Therefore, when ye shall do your alms do not sound a trumpet before you.....(3) But when thou doest alms let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth, (4) That thine alms may be in secret...)"
appeal: to make a serious or urgent request; a pleading; seriously ask
Mosiah 8:7 "... that we might appeal unto our brethren to deliver us out of bondage."
aright: correctly; properly
Helaman 8:8 "... for we know that he has testified aright unto us concerning our iniquities."
arouse: to awaken, trigger, prompt, to awaken from a sleep, to incite
Alma 32:27 "...awake and arouse your faculties, even to an experiment upon my words, and exercise a particle of faith...."
asp: a poisonous snake
2 Nephi 21:8 "And the sucking child shall play on the hole (den or nest) of the asp..."
atone: to make amends for an offense or crime or sin, to reconcile, to make restitution, to pay one's dues
aught: anything whatsoever; any part
Mosiah 2:25 "And now I ask, can ye say aught of yourselves? I answer you, Nay."
austere: stern, strict, and harsh in manners, attitudes, and appearance.
Mosiah 9:2 "... he (King Laman) being an austere and a blood-thirsty man..."
availeth: benefits (you nothing), doesn't do you any good, produces you nothing
Alma 34:28 "...If ye do not any of these things, behold, your prayer is vain, and availeth you nothing..."
bath: 8 1/4 gallons
2 Nephi 15:9 "...Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah.
barren: unproductive, unfruitful
Alma 32:39 "... it is because your ground is barren, and ye will not nourish the tree....
beget: to bring a child into existence by the process of reproduction; to bring into being
begat: brought into existence by the process of reproduction, brought into being
1 Nephi 18:7 "...and now, my father had begat two sons in the wilderness; the elder was called Jacob and the younger Joseph."
Ether 6:15 "And the brother of Jared also begat sons and daughters.
begotten: having been brought into existence by the process of reproduction
Mosiah 5:7 "..this day he hath spiritually begotten you; for ye say that your hearts are changed through faith on his name; therefore, ye are born of him and have become his sons and his daughters."
Alma 5:48 "...I say unto you, that I know that Jesus Christ shall come, yea, the Son, the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace and mercy, and truth.
behold: to look and see; observe
3 Nephi 11:10 "Behold, I am Jesus Christ...."
behooveth: Becomes necessary for
3 Nephi 21:6 "For thus it behooveth the Father that it should come forth from the Gentiles....."
besom: A broom made of twigs tied around a stick
2 Nephi 24:23 " ... I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of Hosts."
besought: begged, pleaded,
Alma 30:54 "... he besought that Alma should pray unto God, that the curse might be taken from him."
bittern: a large marsh bird
2 Nephi 24:23 "I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water..."
blameless: spotless
blasphemy: Speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things, profane talk; irreverence,
Jacob 7:7 "... I, Sherem, declare unto you that this is blasphemy; for no man knoweth of such things..."
bountiful (bountifully) Abundant plentiful, copious,
Alma 34:2 "...I know that these things were taught unto you bountifully before your dissension from among us."
bowels: deep feelings, emotions, affections
Alma 26:37 "...His bowels of mercy are over all the earth."
brazen (long a, like bray): made of brass
Helaman 8:14 "... And as he lifted up the brazen serpent in the wilderness...."
brim: at the top, the upper edge
Alma 26:11 "...my heart is brim with joy, and I will rejoice in my God."
brimstone: sulfur-a chemical element (smells like rotten eggs)
2 Nephi 28:23 "...from whence they must go into the place prepared for them, even a lake of fire and brimstone, which is endless torment."
bushel: a heap or stack, a bucket
3 Nephi 12:15 "...Do men light a candle and put it under a bushel? Nay, but on a candlestick..."
carcass: dead body of an animal
(corpse: dead body of a person)
2 Nephi 24:19 "... as a carcass trodden under feet."
carnage: many injured and dead bodies; slaughter, massacre, gore
Mormon 2:8 "There was blood and carnage spread throughout all the face of the land..."
chaff: trash, debris
2 Nephi 5:24 "...Therefore, as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, their root shall be rottenness....."
chief judge: president of the democracy
democracy-A republic; government of the people by the people for the people where leaders are elected.
coarseness: lacking in fineness or delicacy of texture
Alma 32:2 "they were cast out of the synagogues because of the coarseness of their apparel."
cock: a male bird, especially a rooster
cockatrice: a mythical animal depicted as a two-legged dragon with a cock's head (rooster's head). It could kill you by glancing at you. It could turn people into stone. If it saw itself in a mirror, it would die.
2 Nephi 21:8 "...and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice's den."
Helaman 10:10 "... And it came to pass that those people who sought to destroy Nephi were compelled because of their fear..."
concourse: a crowd, a group, a gathering, an assembly, a mass
Alma 34:22 "... I saw, even as our father Lehi saw, God sitting upon his throne, surrounded with numberless concourses of angeles..."
concubine: married or unmarried woman living with a polygamous man
Jacob 2:27: "For there shall not any man among you have save it be one wife; and concubines he shall have none."
condemn: to disapprove
Mosiah 4:22 "...And f ye judge the man who putteth up his petition to you for your substance that he perish not, and condemn him, how much more just will be your condemnation for withholding your substance..."
The government would condemn dad's land behind the station if dad didn't sell it at the price they offered.
condemnation: strong disapproval
Jacob 2:34 "...ye have come unto great condemnation, for ye have done these things which ye ought not to have done."
The church is under condemnation when we don't use the Book of Mormon as we should.
condescension, condescend: to descend, to stoop down, to go to a lower level.
(see "The Condescension of Jesus Christ" By David L. Frischknecht, Dec. 2011 Ensign)
confederate: united in a league, alliance, or conspiracy; amalgamated; united with others; having partners joined together; allys; 'you (Nephi) have a partner in this crime.'
Helaman 9:20 "Saying unto him; Thou (Nephi) art confederate; who is this man that hath done this murder?
confound: to confuse or startle someone, to dumbfound someone, surprising or confusing shocking someone especially acting against their expectations
Jacob 7:8 "... But behold, the Lord god poured in his Spirit into my (Jacob) soul, insomuch that I did confound him in all his words."
consign: to hand over to, to officially turn over to
See Alma 28 chapter heading, Alma 28:11 "The wicked are consigned to a state of endless woe."
Helaman 7:9 (Nephi.."...I am consigned that these are my days, and that my soul shall be filled with sorrow because of this the wickedness of my brethren."
constrained: compelled
2 Nephi 28:1 "...the Spirit hath constrained me..."
contempt: disregard, disrespect, scorn
Jacob 4:3 "...we labor diligently to engraven these words upon plates, hoping that our beloved brethren and our children will receive them with thankful hearts, and look upon them that they may learn with joy and not with sorrow, neither with contempt....
contend: argue; debate the matter
Helaman 9:18 "Nevertheless, they did rebuke the judges in the words which they had spoken against Nephi, and did contend with them one by one..."
crosses of the world: tests, trials, challenges
2 Nephi 9:18: "...they who have endured the crosses of the world..."
curious: extraordinary, skilled
Helaman 6:11 "...and there were also curious workmen, who did work all kinds of ore and did refine it; and thus they did become rich."
Alma 63:5 Hagar built ships of curious workmanship.
dagger: A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a weapon
Jacob 2:9 "...instead of feasting upon the pleasing word of God have daggers placed to pierce their souls and wound their delicate minds."
defy: to resist or refuse to obey
Helaman 11:32 "... And the robbers did still increase and was strong, insomuch that they did defy the whole armies of the Nephites, and also of the Lamanites..."
I Samuel 17:10 Goliath said to "I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
defiance: a resistance to authority
3 Nephi 6:30 "And they did set at defiance the law and the rights of their country; and they did covenant one with another to destroy the governor, and to establish a king over the land, that the land should no more be at liberty but should be subject unto kings."
derangement: insanity, confusion, disorder
Alma 30:16 "...but behold, it is the effect of a frenzied mind; and this derangement of your minds comes because of the traditions of your fathers..."
doleful: woeful, sorrow, grief, unhappy, gloomy, miserable, downcast, downhearted.
2 Nephi 23:21 But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
dreary: bleak, depressing, dull, lifeless, uninteresting
1 Nephi 8:4 "... I saw in my dream a dark and dreary wilderness..."
dross: garbage, waste, trash, litter, scum
Alma 32:3 "...they were esteemed by their brethren as dross..."
effectual: effective, successful, productive
"Mosiah 7:18 "...I trust there remaineth an effectual struggle to be made."
enshroud: to surround, to cover up, to hide
1 Nephi 8 chapter heading "... the mists of darkness that enshroud men..."
ensign: a standard, a flag, a banner, a pennant,
2 Nephi 21:10 "And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people."
2 Nephi 21:12 "And he shall set up an ensign for the nations..." (Book of Mormon, the church)
entice: to tempt, to lure, to attract, to persuade someone to do wrong.
enticings: temptations, lurements
Helaman 7:16 "...how could you have given way to the enticing of him who is seeking to hurl away your souls down to everlasting misery and endless wo?
entreat: to ask someone to do something; to work with
Helaman 7:7 "...then were his people easy to be entreated (easy to work with), firm to keep the commandments of God..."
ephah: 1/2 bushel of harvest
2 Nephi 15:9 "...Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah
equity: fairness
2 Nephi 30:9 "And with righteousness shall the Lord God judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth."
esteemed: regarded
Alma 32:3 "Therefore they were not permitted to enter into their synagogues to worship God, being esteemed as filthiness; therefore they were poor; yea, they were esteemed by their brethren as dross..."
exceedingly: extremely, completely, truly, totally, tremendously
exult: rejoice exceedingly, to feel thrilled and happy, to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy, feeling jubilant
Alma 28:12 "they rejoice and exult in the hope, and even know according to the promises of the Lord, that they are raised to dwell at the right hand of God..."
faculty: Physical, mental, and spiritual powers; capabilities, means, capacity, talents, discernment, inspiration, knowledge, wisdom, enthusiasm, confidence, determination,
Alma 32:27 "Awake and arouse your faculties.."
1 Nephi 15:25
Words of Mormon 1:18
faggot: a stick or branch
Mosiah 17:13 "...they took him (Abinadi) and bound him, and scourged his skin with faggots, yea, even unto death."
fared: turns out, advances, progresses, prospers,
Alma 30:17 "... Every man fared in this life according to the management of the creature..."
fatling: Young and healthy animals ready for slaughter
Mosiah 11:3 "...and a fifth part of their fatlings."
fatness: the best, finest, exaltation
2 Nephi 9:51 "...let your soul delight in fatness."
feller: a tree cutter
2 Nephi 24: 8 "Since thou art laid down no feller is come up against us."
ferocious: Fierce, cruel, violent, dangerous
Enos 1:19 "But our labors were vain; their hatred was fixed, and they were led by their evil nature that they became wild, and ferocious, and a blood-thirsty people, full of idolatry and filthiness....'
fierce: ferocious aggressiveness.
"2 Nephi 23:13 "... in the wrath of the Lord of Hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger"
fiery: consisting of fire or burning strongly or brightly
Alma 40:14 "... and a state of awful, fearful looking for the fiery indignation of the wrath of God upon them
fiery flying serpent: a creature similar to a dragon or a snake
1 Nephi 17:41, 2 Nephi 24 29 "...he sent fiery flying serpents among them; and after they were bitten he prepared a way that they might be healed."
firstlings: the first offspring; the first of its kind to be produced or to appear.
Mosiah 2:3 "And they also took of the firstlings of their flocks, that they might offer sacrifice and burnt offerings according to the law of Moses."
forsake: to give up, to leave entirely, to abandon, to desert,
Alma 39:3 "...for thou didst forsake the ministry, and did go over into the land of Siron among the borders of the Lamanites, after the harlot Isabel.
Jesus said, "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me."
folly: foolishness, senseless
2 Nephi 19:17 "...everyone of them is a hypocrite and an evil doer, and every mouth speaketh folly."
fortify: to make strong and secure, to brace and build up
Jarom 1:7 "We..began to fortify our cities or whatsoever place of our inhertiance."
frailities: weakness, infirmities, imperfections
frankly: in on open, honest, and direct manner
1 Nephi 7:21 "... and I did frankly forgive them all that they had done..."
frenzied: agitated, disturbed, uncontrolled,
Alma 30:16 "It is the effect of a frenzied mind."
gain, to get: to make a living
Helaman 6:8 "...one with another, to buy and to sell, and to get gain, according to their desire."
gall: severity, extremes, depths
Alma 36:18 "...O Jesus, thou Sn of God, have mercy on me, who am in the gall of bitterness, and am encircled about by the everlasting chains of death."
garb: a cloak-usually sleeveless (an outdoor overgarment that hangs loosely from the shoulders.
Helaman 9:6 "... Now, immediately when the judge had been murdered--he being stabbed by his brother by a garb of secrecy, and he fled..."
Democrats head to retreat in a cloak of secrecy.
garner (granary) a storage place
"Alma 26:5 "... And they shall be gathered into the garners, that they be not wasted."
Gazelem: A name given by God to a seer.
Alma 37:23 "And the Lord said I will prepare unto my servant Gazelem, a stone, which shall shine forth in darkness unto light..."
glut: devour, oversupply, flood
Alma 30:32 "...we do not glut ourselves upon the labors of this people, for behold I have labored even from the commencement of the reign of the judges until now, with mine own hands for my support..."
grossest: largest, greatest
Alma 26:24 "...whose days have been spent in the grossest iniquity..."
grove: Places where people worshipped idols
3 Nephi 21:18 "And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee; so will I destroy thy cities.
1 Kings 15:13 "...she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.
hallowed: to make holy, sanctified
Mosiah 13:19 "... the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it."
3 Nephi 13:9 "Our Father in Heaven, hallowed by thy name."
handmaid: a female servant
2 Nephi 24:2 " ... and the land of the Lord shall be for servants and handmaids..."
harlot: a prostitute, whore (a woman who has sexual intercourse, usually for money)
Alma 39:3 "...and did go over into the land of Siron among the borders of the Lamanites, after the harlot Isabel."
harrowed up: rooted up, broken up
Alma 26:6 "...neither shall they be harrowed up by the whirlwinds..."
harrow: to plow up,
Alma 29:4 "I ought not to harrow up in my desires, the firm decree of a just God..."
havoc: widespread destruction; devastation; ruin;
Helaman 11:27 "Now behold, these robbers did make great havoc, yea, even great destruction among the people of Nephi..."
hearken: to listen to
Helaman 7:23 "... and hearken unto my words."
heart(s): who we are. The person we are, our character. The center of feelings and desires.
Helaman 6:31 "...He (Satan) had got great hold upon the hearts of the Nephites.
"Mosiah 7:29 "...But I will hedge up their ways that they prosper not;"
heathen: A non-Christian, atheist, agnostic, pagan, non-believer of Christ as the Son of God and the Savior of the world.
2 Nephi 26:33 "...he inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness;and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile."
hiss (noun) and a byword: the object of disapproval--> backbiting, mocking, making fun of,
hiss (verb): signal
2 Nephi 29:2 "... and my words shall hiss forth unto the ends of the earth, for a standard unto my people, which are of the house of Iarael."
hither and thither: here and there; this place and that place
Hlaman 8:11 "...God gave power unto one man, even Moses, to smite upon the waters of the Red Sea, and they parted hither and thither...."
homer: 6.5 bushel seed
2 Nephi 15:9 "...Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah
howl: a painful cry or scream (like a dog howls)
Mosiah 16:2 "...the wicked be cast out, and they shall have cause to howl, and weep, and wail, and gnash their teeth..."
immortal, immortality:
immortal--resurrected
immortality--living forever (opposite is mortal-coming to an end) in a resurrected state.
Mosiah 16:10 "Even this mortal shall put on immortality, and this corruption shall put on incorruption..."
Moses 1:39 "For behold, this is my work and my glory to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man."
impede: hinder, delay, stop, foil,
3 Nephi 7:13 "And so speedy was their march that it could not be impeded until they had gone forth out of the reach of the people. "
impenetrable: incomprehensible, unclear,unfathomable
Mosiah 8:20 "...Yea, and how blind and impenetrable are the understandings of the children of men; for they will not seek wisdom..."
incite: to stir up people to anger, to provoke, to stir up violent or unlawful behavior.
Helaman 8 heading "Corrupt judges seek to incite the people against Nephi..."
indignation: anger or annoyance provoked by what seems to be unfair
2 Nephi 20:25 "For yet a very little while and the indignation, shall cease and mine anger in their destruction."
inequality: unequal, unfairness
Alma 28:13 "And thus we see how great the inequality of man is because of sin and transgression."
infidelity: marital disloyalty; adultery; disloyal to an obligation
Alma 31:30 "... How long wilt thou suffer that such wickedness and infidelity shall be among this people?"
infirm: weak, sick faltering
Alma 31:30 "For I am infirm, and such wickedness among this people doth pain my soul.
infirmity: a physical or mental weakness or ailments; lack of strength
Mosiah 2:11: But I am like as yourselves, subject to all manner of infirmities in body and mind..."
intercession: intervention, pleading on behalf of another
Mosiah 14:12 "And he (Christ) was numbered with the transgressors; and he bore the sins of many, and made intercession for the transgressors."
John 17 is Christ's great intercessory prayer, his pleading on behalf of others
jot: a very small amount-a crumb, a speck, a grain
lamentation: expression of grief and sorrow.
Alma 28:4 "...There was a great mourning and lamentation heard throughout all the land, ..."
land of the living: mortality
Mosiah 14:8 "...For he was cut off (killed) out of the land of the living..."
leopard: a big cat, looks like a tiger (in Africa and Asia)
2 Nephi 30:12 "...and the leopard shall lie down with the kid (goat), and the calf, and the young lion..."
lest: for fear that
Alma 37:27 "... that they know them not, lest peradventure they should fall into darkness also..."
loftiness: pride, haughtiness
Jacob 5:47-48 "Who is t that has corrupted my vineyard? And it came to pass that the servant said unto his master: is it not the loftiness of thy vineyard?
lust (noun): a deep desire or craving for something. lust (verb): having a deep desire or craving for something (often improper sexual desires)
Alma 39:9 "...and go no more after the lusts of your eyes, but cross yourself in all these things..."
mercy: kindness, compassion, understanding, clemency,
mock: to ridicule, make fun of, laugh at,
Jesus was mocked many times
monarch: a sovereign head or ruler of state, like a king, queen, prince or emperor
monarchy: a form of government with a monarch at the head
Alma 43:45 "...for they were not fighting for monarchy nor power but they were fighting for their homes and their liberties...."
mourning: crying, expressing grief, sorrow, sadness,
Alma 28:6 "...Widows mourning for their husbands, and also of fathers mourning for their sons..."
nativity: Place of one's birth, occasion of one's birth
Helaman 7:3 "And they did reject all his words, insomuch that he could not stay among them, but returned again unto the land of his nativity."
Mount Airy, North Carolina, is the land of my nativity.
naught: nothing, pointless, zilch, diddly-squat, ignore,
2 Nephi 18:10 "...it shall come to naught..."
notwithstanding: in spite of
Mosiah 7:18 "...when we shall no longer be in subjection to our enemies, notwithstanding our many strugglings, which have been in vain;"
omnipotent: all powerful; having all power
Mosiah 5:15 "..that Christ, the Lord God Omnipotent, may seal you his, that you may be brought to heaven..."
oppressed: depressed, feeling hardships, subdued, beat down, to bring hardships upon someone,
"Mosiah 14:7 "He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth..."
oppression: abuse, harsh treatment, negligence,
Helaman 4:12 "... And it was because of the pride of their hearts, because of their exceeding ices, yea, it was because of their oppression to the poor, withholding their food from the hungary...."
ore: A naturally occurring solid material from which metal can be extracted. An ore is a type of rock that contains sufficient minerals with important elements including metals that can be economically extracted from the rock. The ores are extracted from the earth through mining; they are then refined (often via smelting) to extract the valuable element, or elements.
Jacob 2:12 "precious ores are in this land, this land of promise."
1 Nephi 17:9-11,16 "Lord, whither shall I go that I may find ore to molten, that I make make tools to construct the ship after the manner which thou hast shown unto me?"
1 Nephi 19:1 "...The Lord commanded me, wherefore I did make plates of ore that I might engraven upon them the record of my people." [Therefore, the gold plates, metal plates, the Book of Mormon plates were made of ore]
pang: a sudden sharp pain or painful emotion, spasm, twinge.
2 Nephi 23:8 "And they shall be afraid; pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them...."
penetrate: pass through, get through
Alma 26:6 "...that the storm cannot penetrate to them; yea, neither shall they be driven with fierce winds..."
peradventure: perhaps
Alma 37:27 "...that they know them not, lest peradventure they should fall into darkness also and be destroyed."
performances of the church: rites, rituals, ordinances, procedures
Alma 31:10 "Neither would they (Zoramites) observe the performances of the church ...."
perverting: deviating from, turning away from that which is acceptable and correct
Alma 30:22 "...why do ye go about perverting the ways of the Lord?"
Alma 30:60 "And thus we see the end of him who perverteth the ways of the Lord."
pestilence: plagues, diseases, disasters, wars, (death from war) inflation, high taxes, terror, etc.
Helaman 10:6 "...ye (Nephi) shall have power over this people, and shall smite the earth with famine, and with pestilence, and destruction, according to the wickedness of this people."
pity: feeling sorry for someone or having compassion toward someone due to their sufferings and misfortunes
Ether 3:3 "O Lord, look upon me in pity, and turn away thine anger from this thy people..."
plot: A plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.
Helaman 6:27 "... Yea, that same being who did plot with Cain, that if he would murder his brother Abel it should not be known unto the world. And he did plot with Cain and his followers from that time forth."
plunder: to rob by force
Mosiah 2:13 "...nor that ye should murder, or plunder, or steal, or commit adultery;"
pomp: ceremony and splendid display especially at a public event
2 Nephi 5:14 "...and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it (hell).
precept: a principle, doctrine, rule or commandment
2 Nephi 28:30 "I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little; and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts...." )
prevailed: persuaded, urged
Alma 27:28 "and they never could be prevailed upon to take up arms against their brethren..."
prey: a person or animal being hunted for the hunter to survive
2 Nephi 20:2 "...that widows may be their prey..."
prick: to make a small hole like a pinhole,
Jarom 1:12 "...for they did prick their hearts with the word, continually stirring them up unto repentance."
privation: hardship, a condition in which you are lacking in life's essentials like food an water.
prosper: to succeed, to be fortunate, things working out and going well
If you keep the commandments, you will prosper in the land.
proclamation: a public or official announcement, especially one dealing with a matter of great importance
Helaman 9:9 "... And there was a proclamation sent abroad that the judge was slain, and that the murderers had been taken and were cast into prison.
provocation: anger, annoyance, irritation, torment, aggravation, harassment, hassle, vexation,
Jacob 1:7 "...that they might enter into his rest, lest by any means he should swear in his wrath they should not enter in as in the provocation in the days of temptation while the children of Israel were in the wilderness."
quake: to shake or tremble
Helaman 9:5 "...they did quake, and had fallen to the earth."
Rabbanah: Powerful or great king; The most honorable of all titles.
Alma 18:13 And one of the king’s servants said unto him, Rabbanah, which is, being interpreted, powerful or great king, considering their kings to be powerful; and thus he said unto him: Rabbanah, the king desireth thee to stay.
Raca: Vain, empty, worthless
3 Nephi 12:22 "..And whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council..."
racked: pained, tormented
Alma 26:9 "...who have so dearly beloved us, would still have been racked with hatred against us..."
rage: to vex, to storm, to cause anger
2 Nephi 28:20 "For behold, at that day shall he (satan) rage in the hearts of the children of men and stir them up to anger against that which is good."
railing: yelling back when yelled at; in other words, having an attitude of revenge
3 Nephi 6:13 "...some were lifted up in pride, and others were exceedingly humble; some did return railing for railing, while others would receive railing and persecution and all manner of afflictions, and would not turn and revile again, but were humble and penitent before God."
ravish: to seize, to carry off, to carry away, to snatch away from
2 Nephi 23:16 "Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled and their wives ravished."
rebuke: to get after, to reprimand, to scold, to chastise, to upbraid, to chew him out
Alma 26:10 "... his brother Aaron rebuked him , saying: Ammon, I fear that thy joy doth carry thee away unto boasting.
redeem: to atone for, to set free, to clear by payment, to pay off, to carry out the atonement
Mosiah 15:1 "And now Abinadi said unto them: I would that ye should understand that God (Jesus) himself shall come down among the children of men, and shall redeem his people."
redeemer: the one who atones, the one who makes the payment to free people, the one who carries out the atonement, the one who sets people free from their sins.
redemption: being set free
retreat: to withdraw, to move back away from
Helaman 1:29 ".. (Lehi) did head them before they came to the land Bountiful and gave unto them battle, inso much that they began to retreat back towards the land of Zarahemla."
revile: to mock, ridicule, to criticize, attack, slam, dispose, bully, to speak harshly, verbally abuse
2 Nephi 28:16 "Wo unto them that turn aside the just for a thing of naught and revile against that which is good and say that it is of no worth."
roe: A small deer that lacks a visible tail.
2 Nephi 23: 14 "...And is shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up..."
sackcloth: a very coarse, rough fabric; burlap,
Helaman11:9 "...and did humble themselves in sackcloth..."
sake: for the purpose of; objective
Helaman 13:17 "...A curse shall come upon the land, saith the Lord of Hosts, because of the peoples's sake who are upon the land, yea, because of their wickedness and their abominations."
EX. 'For Christ's sake" (for his purposes and objectives)
satyr: a butterfly
2 Nephi 23:21 "... and satyrs shall dance there"
scepter: an ornamented staff carried by rulers during ceremonies. Symbolic of power.
2 Nephi 24:5 "The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, the scepters of the rulers."
scorn: feeling or believing that you are worthless or despicable; belittlement
Alma 26:23 "... they laughed us to scorn."
scourge: to whip, to cause great suffering, to torture, to afflict, to torment
Jacob 3:3 "...the Lamanites, which are not filthy like unto you, nevertheless they are cursed with a sore cursing, shall scourge you even unto destruction."
The Jews scourged Jesus.
sheaf: a bundle of grain stalks like wheat or rye laid lengthwise and tied together after reaping.
Alma 26:5 "... behold the number of your sheaves." Bringing in the sheaves
sheaf
sheaves
sheavesshod: wearing shoes or other footgear
"2 Nephi 21:15 "And the Lord shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind he shall shake his hand over the river and shall smite it in the seven streams and make men go over dry shod."
slumber: to sleep (passed away, died)
2 Nephi 27:6 "...the words of a book, and they shall be the words of them which have slumbered" [Nephi, Mormon, Moroni, Alma, etc)
2 Nephi 27:9 "... which are the words of those who have slumbered in the dust..."
smite: to strike with a firm blow
Jacob 7:14 "... Nevertheless, not my will be done; but if God shall smite thee, let that be a sign unto thee that he has power, both in heaven and in earth.... The power of the Lord came upon him, insomuch that he fell to the earth."
sober: sincere, self-controlled,
Alma 37:47 "... Go unto this people and declare the word, and be sober. My son, farewell."
soberness
Jacob 2:2 "I, Jacob, according to the responsibility which I am under to God, to magnify mine office with soberness..."
soothsayer: a fortune teller, a crystal gazer, one who is supposed to foresee the future.
2 Nephi 12:5 "..hearken unto soothsayers like the Philistines...."
Sorcery: Witchcraft. The practice of magic, especially Black Magic (involving the invocation of evil spirits for evil purposes; wizardry,
Mormon 1:19 "And it came to pass that there were sorceries, and witchcrafts, and magics; and the power of the evil one was wrought upon all the face of the land...."
spotless: perfectly clean or pure, immaculate, pristine,
Seek to be found spotless on the final judgment day
spurn: reject, disregard, treat lightly
3 Nephi 29:4-8 "...wo unto those who spurn the words and works of the Lord"
standard-bearer: a leader, a leading figure in a cause or movement.
2 Nephi 20:18 "...and they shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth."
steadfast: true and faithful, committed, devoted, dedicated, dependable steady, constant
Mosiah 4:11 "..standing steadfastly in the faith of that which is to come..."
stiffneckedness: prideful, haughty, stubborn, not humble
2 Nephi 32:7 "...I am left to mourn because of the unbelief, and the wickedness, and the ignorance, and the stiffneckedness of men..."
subsist: to survive; to support oneself, especially at a minimal level; self-reliant.
3 Nephi 6:3 "...that they might have, with their labors, wherewith to subsist upon;..."
Ex "He subsists on his fixed income pension."
succor: to lift
Mosiah 4:16 "...succor those that stand in need of your succor..."
terror: extreme fear
Helaman 12:3 "...except he dth visit them with death and with terror, and with famine and with all manner of pestilence, they will not remember him."
thence: From a place previously mentioned
3 Nephi 12:25-26 "... and thou shalt be cast into prison. 26 thou shalt by no means come out thence (prison) until thou hast paid the uttermost senine.
thereby: as a result of that
Mosiah 4:27 "... It is expedient that he should be diligent, that thereby he might win the prize."
therefore: for that reason
Mosiah 5:11 "... And I would that ye should remember also, that this is the name that I said I should give unto you that never should be blotted out, except it be through transgression; therefore, take heed that ye do not transgress, that the name be not blotted out of your hearts.
thereof: of that
"Mosiah 7:30 "...If my people shall sow filthiness they shall reap the chaff thereof in the whirlwind'"
tittle: a very small amount, tiny part
tradition: something handed down from generation to generation such as statements, beliefs, customs, information, legends
trample (trample under their feet): to make a mockery of
Helaman 12:2 "...and do trample under their feet the Holy One..."
travail (noun) painful and toiling effort, agony, distress
2 Nephi 29:4 "... Do they remember the travails, and the labors, and the pains of the Jews, and their diligence unto me, in bringing forth salvation unto the Gentiles?
Mosiah 14:11 "He (Elohim) shall see the travail of his (Christ's) soul, and shall be satisfied (Elohim will look upon the atonement with satisfaction)
treaty: An agreement, a contract.
Mormon 2:28 "...We made a treaty with the Lamanites and the robbers of Gadianton...."
trifle: to treat lightly or with disrespect or to toy around with
Mosiah 2:9 "...for I have not commanded you to come up hither to trifle with the words which I shall speak, but that you hearken unto me..."
trust: firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability or strength of someone or something; confidence, belief, faith, assurance, reliance, dependable
Mosiah 10:19: "... I did stimulate them to go to battle with their might, putting their trust in the Lord."
typifying: symbolic
2 Nephi 11:4 "...all things which have been given of God from the beginning of the world, unto man, are the typifying of him."
uncircumcised of heart: wicked
Helaman 9 21 " But Nephi said unto them; O ye fools, ye uncircumcised of heart, ye blind, and ye stiff-necked people..."
usurp: to take over illegally by force
Alma 25:5 "And the remainder, having fled into the set wilderness, and having usurped the power and authority over the Laminates, caused that many of the Laminates should perish by fire because of their belief."
vain, vainness, vanity: useless, worthless, fruitless, futile, pointless, to no avail
Helaman 12:4 "...to set their hearts upon the vain things of the world...."
vale: valley (dale-a broad valley)
Alma 37:45 "...if we follow their course, carry us beyond this vale of sorrow into a far better land of promise."
vengeance: punishment, payback,
Mormon 3:15 "Vengeance is mine, and I will repay.'
Mosiah 17:19 "Thus God executeth vengeance upon those that destroy his people."
verified: confirmed to be true by evidence; proven; substantiated, established, seen,
Alma 9:14 "Now I would that ye should remember, that inasmuch as the Lamanites have not kept the commandments of God, they have been cut off from the presence of the Lord. Now we see that the word of the Lord has been verified in this thing, and the Lamanites have been cut off from his presence, from the beginning of their transgressions in the land."
vessel:
a boat,
a cage to keep fowl in (Ether 2)
a barge (Jared and Mohonri) Ether 2
the head of government
vex: to cause grief, torment, distress
vexation: grief, torment, distress
vigor: energy, life, vitality, zeal, determination, enthusiasm, pep, drive, physical strength and good health.
Mormon 2:24 "And my words did arouse them somewhat to vigor, insomuch that they did not flee from before the Lamanites, but did stand with boldness against them."
2 Nephi 24:11 "Thy pomp is brought down to the grave; the noise of thy viols is not heart..."
watch: a tower or elevated stand with people standing on it to guard and protect
Helaman 1:20 "... Therefore Coriantumr did cut down the watch by the entrance of the city.....
watch: a three-hour time period as in New Testament (third watch of the night, fourth watch of the night)
First watch: 6-9pm, Second Watch: 9-12; Third Watch:12-3am; Fourth Watch: 3-6am
wax: to grow
wax strong in the Lord
2 Nephi 27:33: "... neither shall his face wax pale."
whereby: by which
Helaman 8:12 "...and say that he hath given unto me no power whereby I may know concerning the judgments that shall come upon you except ye repent?"
wherewith: the means of which; with which to
Mosiah 8:13 "...he has wherewith that he can look, and translate all records that are of ancient date;"
whims: sudden ideas, fantasies, notions
Alma 30:28 "have brought them to believe, by their traditions and their dreams and their whims and their visions..."
whithersoever: wherever
Alma 26:6 "...neither shall they be driven with fierce winds whithersoever the enemy listeth to carry them."
wield: hold and use
wielded: held and used
Jacob 1:10 "The people having loved Nephi exceedingly, he having been a great protector for them, having wielded (used) the sword of Laban in their defense..."
wise: having knowledge, experience, good judgment
Jacob 6:12 "O be wise; what can I say more?"
witchcraft: Sorcery; The practice of magic, especially Black Magic (involving the invocation of evil spirits for evil purposes; wizardry,
3 Nephi 21:16 "And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thy land..."
wrath: anger
wrought: worked, formed, shaped, molded
Enos 1:26 "And I saw that I must soon go down to my grave, having been wrought upon by the power of God that I must preach and prophesy unto this people..."
1 Nephi 13:12-13
12 And I looked and beheld a man among the Gentiles, who was separated from the seed of my brethren by the many waters; and I beheld the Spirit of God, that it came down and wrought upon the man; and he went forth upon the many waters, even unto the seed of my brethren, who were in the promised land.
13 And it came to pass that I beheld the Spirit of God, that it wrought upon other Gentiles; and they went forth out of captivity, upon the many waters.
yield: to surrender, submit, not resistingMosiah 15:5 Jesus "...suffereth temptation, and yieldeth not to the temptation, but suffereth himself to be mocked, and scourged, and cast out and disowned by his people."
yoke (verb): bind, join, connect, burden, couple, knot, tie,
Alma 30:13 "Why do ye yoke yourselves with such foolish things?
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