Robert F. Smith discusses the possible Egyptian background to "head(s)" in the Book of Mormon.
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- Book
- Hearsay
- Direct
- Reference
Robert F. Smith, Egyptianisms in the Book of Mormon and Other Studies (Provo, UT: Deep Forest Green Books, 2020), 84
- Scribe/Publisher
- Deep Forest Green Books
- Audience
- Reading Public
- Transcription
Jacob 1:4 uses "heads" to indicate what is most important, for which Egyptian tp "head; chief; best of," is eminently well-suited (Coptic ΤΒ- Ταφ-, ΤΟΒ=). Certainly works every bit as well, if not better, than the well-known Classical Hebrew word for “head.”
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