Cognate accusatives — Hebraic and Semitic phrases in the Book of Mormon (C19, B1)
- A cognate accusative is a grammatic device in which a verb is followed by a noun that is derived from same origin (i.e. ‘dreamed a dream’). This device is used frequently in Hebraic and Semitic literature, and is also found numerous times in the Book of Mormon! This device is rarely used in the English language.
- Genesis 1:11 (B1)
- Genesis 1:26 (B2)
- Genesis 37:5 (B57)
- Genesis 41:11 (B62)
- Exodus 39:30 (B143)
- 1 Samuel 1:11 (B382)
- Isaiah 5:6 (B867)
- Isaiah 14:26 (B880)
- Isaiah 35:2 (B902)
- Joel 3:1 (B1136)
- John 9:4 (B1343)
- 1 Nephi 2:23 (M5)
- 1 Nephi 3:2 (M5)
- 1 Nephi 8:2 (M14)
- 1 Nephi 13:5 (M24)
- 1 Nephi 14:7 (M28)
- 2 Nephi 1:22 (M55)
- 2 Nephi 5:15 (M66)
- 2 Nephi 15:6 (M84)
- 2 Nephi 24:26 (M96)
- Jacob 3:3 (M122)
- Enos 1:13 (M137)
- Mosiah 4:16 (M156)
- Mosiah 7:15 (M160)
- Mosiah 11:10 (M168)
- Mosiah 23:5 (M190)
- Mosiah 29:29 (M206)
- Mosiah 29:43 (M207)
- Alma 18:5 (M253)
- Alma 29:4 (M279)
- Alma 59:7 (M357)
- 3 Nephi 21:9 (M451)
- 4 Nephi 1:46 (M468)
- Ether 10:23 (M506)
- Doctrine and Covenants 20:30 (D36) [justification is just]
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