Understanding Nephi with the Help of Noah Webster

by Loren Blake Spendlove

Overview

Dictionaries, especially Noah Webster�s 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language, can be useful and informative resources to help us better understand the language of the Book of Mormon. This article compares definitions of words and phrases found in the book of 1 Nephi, using Webster�s 1828 dictionary and the New Oxford American Dictionary as references. By comparing these two dictionaries, we can see how word usage and meanings have changed since the original publication of the Book of Mormon in 1830. We can also gain a greater appreciation of the text of the Book of Mormon in a way that its first readers probably understood it.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149801862
Publisher:	Interpreter Foundation
Publication date:	07/25/2014
Series:	Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture , #11
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	62
File size:	156 KB

About the Author

Loren Spendlove (MBA, California State University, Fullerton and PhD, University of Wyoming) has worked in many fields over the last thirty years, including academics and corporate financial management. Currently, he and his wife design and manufacture consumer goods. A student of languages, his research interests center on linguistics and etymology.