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Name	Language	English Meaning	Source	Comments
W  (Names Beginning with letter "W")
Wadi el-Afal	Valley that Lehi named after his son, Lemuel. See Picture.
Wadjet	Egyptian	Green One (See Picture)	Hurst	Egyptian goddess of Lower Egypt and childbirth; also represented as Wadjet-Eye (Eye of Horus). See Facsimile 1-3.
Wander in Wilderness	Moses lead Israelites from Egypt via: Elim; Etham; Ezion-Geber; Hazeroth; Heshbon; Kadesh; Kibroth-Hattaavah; Marah; Massah; Meribah; Mount Seir; Rephidim; Taberah; also wilderness areas of Paran; Shur; Sin; Sinai; Zin.
Was	Egyptian	Dominion	Nibley	See Picture and Facsimile 1-3.
Waset	Egyptian	City of Set	Hurst	Ancient name for Thebes of Egypt. Also known as City of the Scepter. Now called Luxor.
Waters of Mormon	Located at Lake Atitlan in modern Guatemala.
Waters of Sebus	Semitic	Place of Gathering	Hurst	Probably Lake Amatitlán modern Lake Amatitlán in Guatemala.
Wdjat-Eye (Wadjet-Eye)	Egyptian	Full Endowment; Priesthood (See Picture)	Nibley	See Facsimile 1-3. Plutarch called this "Pronoian" (Greek for "Consummate Knowledge"). aka Eye of Horus.
Wep-Wawet	Egyptian	Opener of the Way (See Picture)	Nibley	Refers to Jesus Christ, who opened the way from death (hell) into immortal life. See Facsimile 1-3.
White Skin	According to Nibley, Hebrew use of light and dark "skin" indicated a person's obedience or rebelliousness. Nephites white skin in the Book of Mormon was a term to indicate their belief and not actual skin color.
Wilderness of Paran	Area that Israelites crossed on their way to Canaan. See picture of See Mount Paran.
Wilderness of Shur	Wilderness where Israelites complained against bitter water. Probably at Ain Hawarah (aka Marah). See picture of Shur area.
Wilderness of Sin	Wilderness that Israelites crossed and first received manna to eat. See picture of Sin desert.
Wilderness of Sinai	Area that Israelites crossed on their way to Canaan. See Picture.
Wilderness of Zin	Area near Kadesh that Israelites crossed on their way to Canaan. See picture of Wadi Aravah.
Wind Rose	Represents 32 directions of the winds (aka Compass Rose).
Wise Men	Nabataeans who visited baby Jesus at Nazareth. They likely came from Petra and Palmyra. Traditionally known as three Magi (priests of Zoroaster). The Messianic Star guided their path.
Witch of Endor	Hebrew	Village See (Picture)	Hurst	King Saul sought her help to foretell the fate of his army against the Philistines.
wnwt	Egyptian	Priesthood	J.Smith	Mentioned in the Kirtland Egyptian Papers.
wnwty	Egyptian	Astronomer	J.Smith	Mentioned in the Kirtland Egyptian Papers.
Wormwood	English	See Apophis	Hurst	Refers to Apep, the ancient Egyptian god of chaos and darkness. Name of an asteroid noted in 2004 AD that is expected to collide with earth on 13 April 2029 AD. NASA named it "Wormwood", which is mentioned in the New Testament (Revelation 8:11) as the "star" that will destroy much of the water and people prior to return of Jesus Christ. See picture of the asteroid.