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Name	Language	English Meaning	Source	Comments
D  (Names Beginning with letter "D")
Dabareh	Hebrew	1. Bee; Obedient; The Word 2. Pasture	1. Hitchcock 2. Hurst	Town near Mount Tabor that Joshua conquered.
Dabiq	Town in modern Syria where the Islamic apocalyptic battle will occur. Allegedly, forces from 80 nations will be involved. Islam will suffer 1/3 dead; 1/3 flee; 1/3 will triumph over infidels. (aka Al-A'Maq; see Picture.)
Dagon	Sumerian	Grain	Hurst	Temples were at Ashdod and Gaza. See Picture.
Dah-Hah Dees	Egyptian	King of Hell	J.Smith	Refers to Satan.
Dah Tu Hah Dees	Egyptian	Least Kingdom	Nazarenes	Refers to Outer Darkness. Nazarenes of Mount Carmel translation.
Dahhak	Persian	Deceiver; Liar	Nibley
Dalmanutha	Hebrew	Branch; Bucket	Hurst	Town near Magdala on the Sea of Galilee shore.
Damaris	Greek	Calf; Girl [damalis]	Hurst	Athenian woman convert of Paul.
Damascus	Aramaic	Well-Watered Place (See Picture)	Hurst	Capital city of Syria. Birthplace of Eliezer, steward to Abraham. Tiglath-Pileser III conquered it in 733 BC.
Dan	Hebrew	Judging	Hurst	First son of Jacob and Bilhah. See the 12 Tribes of Israel.
Daniel	Hebrew	God Is My Judge	Hurst	Prophet who gained favor with king Nebuchadnezzar II of ancient Babylonia. He survived various tests, including being thrust into a den of lions. He also was called Belteshazzar and interpreted dreams of Darius and Nebuchadnezzar II.
Daniel	Hebrew	God Is My Judge	Hurst	Second son of David and Abigail. Also called Chileab in 2 Samuel 3:3.
Danites	LDS secret vigilante society ostensibly begun to protect members in Caldwell, Missouri. The group lasted from June to October 1838.
Dar	Arabic	Settled Land	Nibley
Dar Al-Harb	Arabic	Desolate Land	Nibley
Darius	Persian	Rich and Kingly (See Picture)	Hurst	King of Median Empire after the death of Belshazzar. He thrust Daniel in a den of lions.
Dark Skin	According to Nibley, Hebrew use of light and dark "skin" indicated a person's obedience or rebelliousness. Lamanites dark skin in the Book of Mormon was a term to indicate their unbelief and not actual skin color.
Dathan	Hebrew	Beloved Gift of God (See Picture)	Hurst	Dissented against Aaron and Moses. God caused the earth to swallow he and his followers.
David	Hebrew	1. Beloved; Dear 2. I Possess	1. Hitchcock 2. Hurst	Son of Jesse and king of ancient Israel. Prior to becoming king, he killed Goliath, warrior champion of the Philistines of Gath. Close friend of Jonathan.
David	Hebrew	1. Beloved; Dear 2. I Possess	1. Hitchcock 2. Hurst	Husband of Abigail and father of Daniel.
David	Hebrew	1. Beloved; Dear 2. I Possess	1. Hitchcock 2. Hurst	Region north of Angola and near the city of Joshua in modern Mexico. See Picture.
Day of Week	Sunday = Day of Sun Monday = Day of Moon Tuesday = Day of Tyr (Tiw); Day of Mars Wednesday = Day of Wodan; Day of Mercury; Market Day; Middle Day Thursday = Day of Thor; Day of Jupiter Friday = Day of Frigg; Day of Venus Saturday = Day of Saturn; Day of Shabbath (Sabbath); Day of Rest
Debir	1. Hebrew 2. Semitic	1. Orator; A Word 2. Back; Most Holy Place	1. Hitchcock 2. Hurst	King of Eglon whom Joshua killed.
Debir	1. Hebrew 2. Semitic	1. Orator; A Word 2. Back; Most Holy Place	1. Hitchcock 2. Hurst	Canaanite city of Kiriath-Sannah located southwest of Hebron. Identical with Kiriath-Sepher.
Deborah	Hebrew	Bee (See Picture)	Hurst	Prophetess of Israel who encouraged Barak to battle the forces of Sisera at Mount Tabor.
Dedan	1. Hebrew 2. Semitic	1. Breasts; Friendship; Judge 2. Low Ground	1. Hitchcock 2. Hurst	Son of Raamah, a Cushite. Brother of Sheba.
Dedan	1. Hebrew 2. Semitic	1. Breasts; Friendship; Judge 2. Low Ground	1. Hitchcock 2. Hurst	Capital of Lihyan Kingdom in modern Saudi Arabia (now called Al-'Ula Oasis). See Map and Picture.
De-Eh	Egyptian	Hell	J. Smith
De-Eh-Or	Egyptian	Royal of Hell	Nazarenes	Refers to those in Outer Darkness. Nazarenes of Mount Carmel translation.
Delilah	Hebrew	Delicate; Weak (See Picture)	Hurst	Philistine woman who succeeded in bringing down Samson.
Demas	Greek	Popular	Hurst	Missionary companion of Paul. He later deserted when faced with danger.
Demetrius	Latin	Belonging to Ceres	Hurst	Silversmith from Ephesus who incited a mob against Paul.
Demotic Script	Hebrew and Egyptian merchants in ancient On devised this script. Nephites used it (and possibly a similar system known as Meroitic script) to write on the Book of Mormon plates (see Picture). This script also appeared on the Rosetta Stone, which was found in the Nile River delta in Egypt.
Denmark	German	Field of Dan Land of Dan	Hurst	Some modern authorities believe people from the tribe of Dan (one of the "lost" tribes of Israel) left Nineveh (Tigris River area) and eventually settled in Denmark.
Derbe	Hebrew	A Sting	Hurst	Town where apostles of Jesus Christ taught. Located at Kerti Hüyük in Turkey.
Deseret	Egyptian Jaredite	Honeybee; Red Earth [djoser]	Nibley	[tesh-eret] also refers to Eden and a honeybee. Deseret represented Egyptus, who brought honeybees (symbol for life) to ancient Egypt.
Deseret Alphabet	Phonetic alphabet used by early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Utah between 1847 and 1854 AD. Designer of the alphabet reportedly was George Watt. See Picture.
Desolation	1. Hebrew 2. Nahuatl	1. Desolation [hormah] 2. Tree in arid soil [huaxica]	Nibley	Near modern Juchitan in Mexico.
Diana	Latin	Divine; Heavenly (See Picture)	Hurst	Roman goddess of the hunt. Similar to Artemis, whose temple at Ephesus was famous.
Dibon	1. Hebrew 2. Semitic	1. Wasting (See Picture) 2. Abundance of Knowledge	1. Hurst 2. Hitchcock	Moabite town east of Jordan River.
Diklah	Aramaic	Date or Palm Tree	Hurst	Son of Joktan.
Dinah	Hebrew	Judgment	Hurst	Daughter of Jacob and Leah. See the 12 Tribes of Israel.
Dinaites	Colonists that Tiglath-Pileser III sent to Samaria. (Old Testament: Ezra 4:9)
Dinhabah	1. Hebrew 2. Semitic	1. He Gives Judgment 2. Robbers Den	1. Hitchcock 2. Hurst	Edomite city of king Bela. Located at Dibdiba in modern Jordan.
Dionysius	Greek	Belonging to light of the tree	Hurst	Member in Council of Areopagus. Convert of Paul who became the first bishop of Athens.
Diotrephes	Latin	Nourished by Jupiter	Hurst	Christian whom John condemned for self-aggrandizement.
Dishan	Hebrew	A Threshing	Hurst	Son of Seir, head of the Horites.
Divine Proportion	Number is 1.618 (as found in nature); represented by (Phi). Distance from head to floordistance of navel to floor; distance from shoulder to fingertipdistance from elbow to fingertip; distance from hip to floordistance from knee to floor (etc.)
Divine Year	Braminical and Hindu measurement consisting of 360 solar years.
Dizahab	Hebrew	Region of Gold	Hurst	Region in Moab.
Djed	Egyptian	Desert; East; Red (Egyptian name for Busiris)	Nibley	Symbol of authority, power in the priesthood, and stability. It also represented the red honeybee or "Deseret". See Picture and Facsimile 1-3.
Dodo	Hebrew	1. His Uncle 2. Help of God	1. Hitchcock 2. Hurst	Father of Eleazar, a mighty man of king David.
Doeg	Hebrew	Careful Who Acts with Uneasiness	Hurst	Servant of king Saul. He executed Achimelech and the priests of Nob.
Dor (Tel Dor)	Hebrew	Habitation (See Picture)	Hurst	Canaanite city that Joshua conquered.
Dorcas	Hebrew	Female Gazelle	Hurst	Good woman of Joppa (Jaffa) whom the apostle Peter restored to life.
Dothan	Hebrew	Law (See Picture)	Hurst	Town in Samaria where brothers sold Joseph into slavery.
Dream Mine	Former LDS bishop, John Koyle, claimed he saw a vision of a Nephite gold mine near Salem, Utah. It also is known as the Relief Mine. See Pictures.
Drusilla	English	Dewy-Eyed; Fruitful (Latin [drusus])	Hurst	Wife of Felix and youngest daughter of king Herod Agrippa I of Judaea.
Dsr	Egyptian	Desert; Holy Land; Honeybee; Red Land	Nibley	Deseret [djoser]
Duat	Egyptian	Underworld; Hell	Hurst	Egyptian symbol that denotes Hell or the underworld. Note the Duat in Facsimile 2 from the Book of Abraham.
Dudonim	Hebrew	Judgments	Hurst	Fourth son of Javan.
Dumah	Hebrew	Silence	Hurst	Ishmaelite tribe in Arabia.
Dura	1. Babylonian 2. Hebrew	1. Rampart [Dur-ili] 2. Circle	Hurst	Plain near Babylon where an image of king Nebuchadnezzar was placed.