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What’s the definition of theophoric name?
1. A name containing a reference to a place.
2. A new name given to an Egyptian pharaoh in the afterlife.
3. A name received by a monk after taking vows.
4. A name compounded with a divine name or divine appellative.
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Answer: 4
A theophoric name is any compound name that contains a divine name or divine appellative. For example, the name Joshua (Yehoshu’a) means “Yahweh has saved.” Yeho is an abbreviation of the divine name Yahweh.
What’s the definition of theophoric name?
1. A name containing a reference to a place.
2. A new name given to an Egyptian pharaoh in the afterlife.
3. A name received by a monk after taking vows.
4. A name compounded with a divine name or divine appellative.
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Answer: 4
