Mining terms from the Book of Mormon

Language Log is one of my favorite daily blog reads, and today it had among other things a post about an online “term mining” tool (Termine) that analyzes text to attempt to identify multi-word terms (e.g., technical terms) within the text. The intended target for this tools is biomedical documents (the default setting for the online tool presumes that you’re submitting such a document), but I thought it might be fun to run the Book of Mormon (1830 text) through it. I tracked down an online version of the 1830 text (with no modern versification, etc.), saved it as a text file on my hard drive, then uploaded it to the online tool (changing the POS Tagger setting to “Tree Tagger 3.1”, described as “more suited to generic text”).

The results are after the jump. The “Score” (value to the right) is not just a straight frequency count but also indicates how often the term (or portions thereof) appears in other terms, which is why you end up with fractional values for some terms. It’s explained in more detail at the website for the tool (where it’s referred as the “C-Value”).

The results are interesting, if a bit mixed. Termine obviously assumes that it is parsing modern technical English and so trips up a bit when trying to parse archaic English in the Book of Mormon. So, for example, the single most frequent ‘term’ is “thou hast” (with “thou art” coming in at #6).  Likewise, sequences such as “thy <noun>”, “o <noun>”, “<verb> ye/thou” and “art <word>” are mistakenly identified as terms and show up in the list.

(Also, for reasons that totally baffle me, in Termine’s results all the terms based on kings’ names [“King Benjamin”] have the word “king” replaced with “kingbolt” [e.g., “kingbolt benjamin”]. I have no idea why — it’s certainly not in the text — and I may contact the tool’s authors to find out what’s happening. I’ve change those back in the table below.)

There are no great surprises in the results, though there are some interesting terms high on the list.  After the top ones that you would expect — “Lord God”, “Holy Ghost” and “Jesus Christ” — comes “beloved brethren”. And the socio-political nature of the Book of Mormon is reflected in the next two top terms: “judgment seat” and “chief judge”. Interestingly, from what I can tell, “judgment seat” is used strictly as a religious term (“judgment seat of God/Christ”) by in the personal writings, sermons, and editorial comments of Nephi1, Jacob, Mormon2 and Moroni, and strictly as a political term in the sections in-between (Alma 1 through 3 Nephi 7).

A bit further down the list is “foolish traditions”, which only appears within a subsection of the book of Alma (chapters 8, 21, 30 and 31) but is used by four different groups/individuals — the people of Ammonihah, an Amalekite [probably “Amlicite”; cf. this article] living among the Lamanites, the antichrist Korihor, and the Zoramites — in describing the Christ-centered Nephite religious beliefs. Apparently, it was a popular, if short-lived, derogatory phrase among those not of or opposed to the Nephite “Church of God“. I also have to wonder if the phrase wasn’t originally used or popularized by Alma2 and the sons of King Mosiah during their rebellious phase, since all four recorded incidents of its use are aimed at Alma2 or one of the sons of Mosiah. (To be strictly accurate, Korihor uses “foolish traditions” with some other leaders, then talks about “silly traditions” to Alma2). On the other hand, the Nephites tend to refer to the traditions of the Lamanites as “incorrect” or sometimes “wicked”, so there may be a bit of tit-for-tat going on here.

Anyway, have fun! The complete table is after the jump. ..bruce..

Rank Term Score
1 thou hast 123
2 lord god 109.299995
3 holy ghost 91
4 jesus christ 65.166664
5 beloved brethren 64
6 thou art 55.909092
7 judgment seat 55
8 o lord 54.6875
9 chief judge 43
10 thy seed 38
11 king benjamin 34
12 o ye 29.666666
13 o house 29
14 river sidon 27
15 thy brethren 26
16 art thou 25.555555
17 wilt thou 25.166666
18 thy father 25
19 king noah 24
19 eternal life 24
21 precious thing 23
21 thou wilt 23
23 thy brother 22
24 lord jesus christ 21.189476
25 promised land 20
26 king mosiah 19
26 chief captains 19
28 lord liveth 18
28 land bountiful 18
30 lord thy god 17.434587
31 holy order 17
31 holy prophet 17
31 king limhi 17
31 natural branch 17
31 thy people 17
31 holy spirit 17
31 father lehi 17
38 believest thou 16
38 o god 16
40 thy son 15.599999
41 repent ye 15
41 mighty man 15
41 land southward 15
41 thou didst 15
41 long suffering 15
41 chapter i 15
41 land round 15
41 thy loin 15
49 abominable church 14
49 continual peace 14
49 wild beast 14
49 vain thing 14
49 high priest 14
49 perfect knowledge 14
55 marvellous thing 13
55 king lamoni 13
55 thy god 13
55 utter destruction 13
55 red sea 13
60 eternal father 12
60 righteous people 12
60 stiffnecked people 12
60 vineyard sayeth 12
64 bear record 11.5
65 olive tree 11
65 o king 11
65 glad tidings 11
65 knowest thou 11
65 holy prophets 11
70 young man 10
70 chief captain 10
70 full account 10
70 fierce anger 10
70 mighty miracle 10
70 natural fruit 10
70 loud voice 10
70 chapter iv 10
78 o ye gentile 9.509775
79 thy hand 9
79 chapter iii 9
79 west sea 9
79 chapter v 9
79 thou wast 9
79 thine anger 9
79 everlasting destruction 9
79 chapter ii 9
79 soul delighteth 9
79 mine affliction 9
79 worship god 9
90 covenant people 8.599999
91 broken heart 8
91 mine eye 8
91 mine enemy 8
91 thy servant 8
91 mortal body 8
91 wicked man 8
91 king laman 8
91 contrite spirit 8
91 evil fruit 8
91 holy ghost beareth record 8
91 costly apparel 8
91 wicked part 8
91 twelve apostle 8
91 land desolation 8
105 wild olive tree 7.924812
105 o ye people 7.924812
107 lord jesus 7.5
108 secret murder 7
108 future generation 7
108 chapter vii 7
108 son helaman 7
108 fourth generation 7
108 spiritual death 7
108 spacious building 7
108 mine hand 7
108 unclean thing 7
108 holy man 7
108 holy calling 7
108 east wilderness 7
108 thy soul 7
108 thou canst 7
108 temporal death 7
108 wild branch 7
108 eternal god 7
108 beloved son 7
108 mine anger 7
108 new jerusalem 7
108 thou seest 7
108 gadianton robber 7
108 secret place 7
108 wise purpose 7
132 blessed art thou 6.924812
133 ye waste place 6.33985
133 beloved brother moroni 6.33985
133 o ye house 6.33985
133 wilt thou comfort 6.33985
137 chapter vi 6
137 sore affliction 6
137 foolish tradition 6
137 delightsome people 6
137 secret plan 6
137 o jerusalem 6
137 awful wickedness 6
137 everlasting life 6
137 deep sleep 6
137 holy city 6
137 hundredth part 6
137 city bountiful 6
137 thy faith 6
137 thy youth 6
137 thy life 6
137 eternal purpose 6
137 thy child 6
137 full purpose 6
137 city teancum 6
137 nethermost part 6
137 matchless power 6
137 mighty prayer 6
137 natural tree 6
137 prophet zenos 6
137 poisonous serpent 6
137 salvation cometh 6
137 high priests 6
137 mine arm 6
165 lord god almighty 5.006517
166 mine epistle 5
166 dry ground 5
166 whoso believeth 5
166 son moroni 5
166 whosoever repenteth 5
166 redemption cometh 5
166 burnt offering 5
166 holy scriptures 5
166 city cumeni 5
166 stumbling block 5
166 young brother 5
166 fair son 5
166 thy redeemer 5
166 secret abomination 5
166 chapter x 5
166 thing ye 5
166 holy god 5
166 hard thing 5
166 high god 5
166 real intent 5
166 living god 5
166 wise man 5
166 young lion 5
166 north country 5
166 holy arm 5
166 chapter ix 5
192 thy beautiful garment 4.754888
192 thy god reigneth 4.754888
192 people o lord 4.754888
192 tame olive tree 4.754888
196 mine enemy wilt thou 4
196 thy son jesus christ 4
196 evil spirit 4
196 gain favor 4
196 righteous branch 4
196 almighty god 4
196 false prophet 4
196 thine iniquity 4
196 city zarahemla 4
196 false doctrine 4
196 marvellous power 4
196 father alma 4
196 everlasting god 4
196 chapter xiii 4
196 sore battle 4
196 secret band 4
196 thy neighbor 4
196 graven image 4
196 unholy temple 4
196 have ye 4
196 thine eye 4
196 elder brethren 4
196 chapter xii 4
196 tender branch 4
196 lesser part 4
196 servant sayeth 4
196 thy house 4
196 wilderness side 4
196 sacred thing 4
196 holy angel 4
196 whoso repenteth 4
196 marvellous light 4
196 chief governor 4
196 free people 4
196 righteous judgment 4
196 entire destruction 4
196 great spirit 4
196 thy neck 4
196 humble follower 4
196 chapter viii 4
196 infinite goodness 4
196 high priesthood 4
196 city desolation 4
196 chapter xi 4
196 thy heart 4
196 righteous man 4
196 mighty change 4
196 chief judges 4
244 o lord god 3.254888
245 thy nursing father 3.169925
245 saviour jesus christ 3.169925
245 thou wilt grant 3.169925
245 thou art god 3.169925
245 child needeth baptism 3.169925
245 lord seeth fit 3.169925
245 lord god omnipotent 3.169925
245 whatsoever thing ye 3.169925
245 father bear record 3.169925
245 thing persuadeth man 3.169925
255 flame ascendeth 3
255 thy foot 3
255 eternal round 3
255 flaming sword 3
255 free government 3
255 awful state 3
255 heavens open 3
255 sucking child 3
255 small part 3
255 mother earth 3
255 precious land 3
255 sandy foundation 3
255 brother nephi 3
255 curious workmanship 3
255 proper order 3
255 carnal state 3
255 weak part 3
255 mighty power 3
255 fair daughter 3
255 awful monster 3
255 natural man 3
255 endless misery 3
255 thy strength 3
255 everlasting death 3
255 secret oath 3
255 open rebellion 3
255 elder brother 3
255 east sea 3
255 father abraham 3
255 worship idol 3
255 narrow path 3
255 innocent blood 3
255 heavenly father 3
255 thy vineyard 3
255 wild fruit 3
255 precious ore 3
255 earth round 3
255 numberless concourse 3
255 beloved brother 3
255 awful hell 3
255 brother jacob 3
255 mother tree 3
255 mighty god 3
255 thou beholdest 3
255 chapter xiv 3
255 strange land 3
255 eldest son 3
255 father jacob 3
255 south wilderness 3
255 thou mayest 3
255 tumultous noise 3
255 dangerous circumstance 3
255 son lamoni 3
255 precious part 3
255 final state 3
255 terrible tempest 3
255 guard round 3
255 chief commander 3
255 mercy claimeth 3
255 probational state 3
255 thy sin 3
255 perverse generation 3
255 fruitful field 3
255 white robe 3
255 straight gate 3
255 preparatory state 3
255 endless torment 3
255 man speaketh 3
255 lord omnipotent 3
255 end draweth 3
255 wherefore ye 3
255 city jerusalem 3
255 father mormon 3
255 unclean spirit 3
255 thy land 3
255 fallen state 3
255 strict command 3
255 mine ear 3
255 thy daughter 3
255 fine linen 3
255 visionary man 3
255 redeeming love 3
255 thou sayest 3
255 mine ancient covenant people 3
255 beholdest thou 3
255 awful scene 3
255 eternal world 3
255 thine adversary 3
255 o man 3
255 unquenchable fire 3
255 chief leader 3
255 tender mercy 3
255 judge ye 3
255 infinite atonement 3
255 choice land 3
255 ye desire 3
255 god raise 3
255 thy righteousness 3
255 narrow pass 3
255 o lord god almighty 3
255 flaming fire 3
255 strict law 3
357 son jesus christ 2.754888
358 upon plates taken from the plates 2.584963
358 o lord god almighty thy throne 2.584963
360 thou art merciful o god 2.321928
360 account written by the hand 2.321928
360 mine ancient covenant people nay 2.321928
363 thy nursing mother 2.169925
364 thy faith thou hast 2
364 smooth place 2
364 incorrect tradition 2
364 mighty voice 2
364 thy watchman 2
364 son nephi 2
364 long march 2
364 everlasting hatred 2
364 clear conscience 2
364 eternal father knowest thou 2
364 city nephihah 2
364 east wind 2
364 precious clothing 2
364 maketh flesh 2
364 ye people 2
364 breast- plate 2
364 heavenly gift 2
364 everlasting fire 2
364 dumb ass 2
364 ye stand 2
364 twelve minister 2
364 ye refrain 2
364 o zion 2
364 thy performance 2
364 narrow neck 2
364 thy horse 2
364 prophet isaiah 2
364 all-searching eye 2
364 foolish thing 2
364 mine account 2
364 o lord o lord 2
364 lamanite prisoner 2
364 sole purpose 2
364 art thou art thou 2
364 twelve tribe 2
364 thou fool 2
364 comfort thee thy son 2
364 awful fear 2
364 small voice 2
364 blood-thirsty people 2
364 hast thou 2
364 everlasting salvation 2
364 lord seeth 2
364 thou desirest 2
364 unprofitable servant 2
364 land north 2
364 cunning plan 2
364 lord worketh 2
364 cunning device 2
364 spacious field 2
364 unrighteous king 2
364 curse god 2
364 river laman 2
364 night cometh 2
364 ye judge 2
364 fine gold 2
364 holy mountain 2
364 miraculous power 2
364 o isle 2
364 everlasting chain 2
364 fertile part 2
364 which was the son 2
364 mother sariah 2
364 beloved disciple 2
364 deep wound 2
364 choice ser 2
364 lord jesus christ grant 2
364 holy messiah 2
364 wild flock 2
364 spirit stoppeth mine utterance 2
364 unclean lip 2
364 offer sacrifice 2
364 desirest thou 2
364 false witness 2
364 i nephi 2
364 sacred record 2
364 sharp sword 2
364 prosperous circumstance 2
364 earth wherefore murmur ye 2
364 blessed art thou lehi 2
364 ye grant mine epistle 2
364 bitter cup 2
364 seest thou 2
364 hear ye 2
364 equal chance 2
364 familiar spirit 2
364 waste place 2
364 dark abyss 2
364 speedy destruction 2
364 dead bringeth back man 2
364 perfect frame 2
364 city antiparah 2
364 lord remembereth 2
364 plain road o lord 2
364 wicked tradition 2
364 righteous sake 2
364 thy border 2
364 neighboring city 2
364 thy gate 2
364 gross crime 2
364 publisheth peace 2
364 awful situation 2
364 immortal soul 2
364 drinketh damnation 2
364 clean hand 2
364 terrible destruction 2
364 thing contrary 2
364 hill riplah 2
364 i moroni 2
364 sweet wine 2
364 vital part 2
364 awful guilt 2
364 jealous god 2
364 unconquerable spirit 2
364 region round 2
364 fine apparel 2
364 thy desire 2
364 o daughter 2
364 thou mightest 2
364 queen thy nursing mother 2
364 beloved people 2
364 sore curse 2
364 carnal mind 2
364 thy head 2
364 fervent heat 2
364 poor spot 2
364 father meaneth 2
364 light thing 2
364 wild animal 2
364 mighty wind 2
364 thy judgment 2
364 sayest thou 2
364 everlasting punishment 2
364 thou art high priest 2
364 natural frame 2
364 thy mother 2
364 thy mother bear thee 2
364 burning fever 2
364 thine inheritance 2
364 secret pass 2
364 lawful captive 2
364 broken fragment 2
364 christ atoneth 2
364 son amos 2
364 wild goat 2
364 temporal body 2
364 god cometh 2
364 slew gideon 2
364 tame fruit 2
364 chief ruler 2
364 thy righteousness o lord 2
364 eternal plan 2
364 immortal state 2
364 tremendous battle 2
364 fellow servant 2
364 difficult circumstance 2
364 loose thyself 2
364 city moronihah 2
364 mountain wave 2
364 endless happiness 2
364 west side 2
364 son mosiah 2
364 fine workmanship 2
364 o ye fair son 2
364 heart delighteth 2
364 thy mind 2
364 lord bringeth 2
364 honorable man 2
364 thou prayest 2
364 thy stake 2
364 perfect love 2
364 wrought miracle 2
364 king amalickiah 2
364 place ye 2
364 merciful god 2
364 stiff neck 2
364 resurrection cometh 2
364 place bountiful 2
364 tent round 2
364 holy one 2
364 everlasting gulf 2
364 sore repentance 2
364 pleasing bar 2
364 awful chain 2
364 past feeling 2
364 land south 2
364 everlasting light 2
364 thy saviour 2
364 thine hand 2
364 ye die turn ye 2
364 lesser portion 2
364 thine ear 2
364 sea west 2
364 righteous part 2
364 publisheth salvation 2
364 thy doings 2
364 unspeakable thing 2
364 valiant man 2
364 raw meat 2
364 polluted state 2
364 chapter xv 2
364 thine enemy 2
364 fine wood 2
364 horrible scene 2
364 long dispersion 2
364 father mosiah 2
364 ancient date 2
364 thou saidst 2
364 ye labor 2
364 messiah cometh 2
364 city moroni 2
364 wild grape 2
364 eternal hatred 2
364 partial god 2
364 low judge 2
364 canst thou 2
364 whoso receiveth 2
364 hell fire 2
364 mine heart 2
364 foolish imagination 2
364 eternal torment 2
585 decree unrighteous decree 1.584962
585 long o lord 1.584962
585 o ye worker 1.584962
585 o ye pollutions 1.584962
585 ye exercise faith 1.584962
585 sin o ye 1.584962
585 lord thine oath 1.584962
585 holy ghost angels 1.584962
585 thee thy desolation 1.584962
585 sharp pointed arrow 1.584962
585 lord god liveth 1.584962
585 temptation believest thou 1.584962
585 judge righteous judgment 1.584962
585 soul wilt thou 1.584962
585 thy brother ammon 1.584962
585 judge executed authority 1.584962
585 o ye fool 1.584962
585 thou manifest thyself 1.584962
585 beloved son moroni 1.584962
585 thou art alma 1.584962
585 ye stiff-necked people 1.584962
585 morning art thou 1.584962
585 command thy child 1.584962
585 thee thy brethren 1.584962
585 thy god pleadeth 1.584962
585 lord thy maker 1.584962
585 o captive daughter 1.584962
585 thy graven image 1.584962
585 formation thou hast 1.584962
585 christ redeemeth mankind 1.584962
585 judgment ye judge 1.584962
585 father beareth record 1.584962
585 land o lord 1.584962
585 open thy mouth 1.584962
585 people second nephi 1.584962
585 thy fierce anger 1.584962
585 king desireth thee 1.584962
585 people repent ye 1.584962
585 lord o ye 1.584962
585 contrite o lord 1.584962
585 thy horn iron 1.584962
585 whosoever doeth iniquity 1.584962
585 nephi his reign 1.584962
585 awful hell o 1.584962
585 thy brother aaron 1.584962
585 strength o arm 1.584962
585 man receiveth wage 1.584962
585 thy young brother 1.584962
585 lord thy redeemer 1.584962
585 thou art confederate 1.584962
585 dragon art thou 1.584962
585 grain o lord 1.584962
585 power ye slew 1.584962
585 evil hast thou 1.584962
585 direct mine epistle 1.584962
585 army sufficient strength 1.584962
585 heart thou mayest 1.584962
585 corrupt tree bringeth 1.584962
585 will ye aaswer 1.584962
585 young brother thinketh 1.584962
585 thine iniquity thou 1.584962
585 thy long suffering 1.584962
585 house thou didst 1.584962
585 patience thine affliction 1.584962
585 lord god judge 1.584962
585 multitude bear record 1.584962
585 lord god prepareth 1.584962
585 awful death cometh 1.584962
585 jared thy brother 1.584962
585 thy brother nephi 1.584962
585 chief judge cezoram 1.584962
585 father lehi comfort 1.584962
585 thou didst graft 1.584962
585 thy holy child 1.584962
585 man drinketh damnation 1.584962
585 wherefore whoso belongeth 1.584962
585 evil spirit teacheth 1.584962
585 lord mad heaven 1.584962
585 captive exile hasteneth 1.584962
585 eldest son nephi 1.584962
585 people knowest thou 1.584962
585 cometh speedy destruction 1.584962
585 ye perverse generation 1.584962
585 o king hast 1.584962
585 heavenly father feedeth 1.584962
585 eye thou hypocrite 1.584962
585 thou doest alms 1.584962
585 wild olive branch 1.584962
585 behold thou hast 1.584962
585 knowest thou condescention 1.584962
585 o poor anathoth 1.584962
585 ye young man 1.584962
585 shared wounded coriantumr 1.584962
585 o wretched man 1.584962
585 measure ye mete 1.584962
585 sin bringeth mekness 1.584962
585 arabian pitch tent 1.584962
585 christ wilt thou 1.584962
585 thy brother murmur 1.584962
585 mine everlasting god 1.584962
585 thy abundant mercy 1.584962
585 mouth speaketh folly 1.584962
585 speedy destruction cometh 1.584962
585 eternal despair o 1.584962
585 perfect love casteth 1.584962
585 thy people israel 1.584962
585 furious wind blow 1.584962
585 thy brow brass 1.584962
585 cry o city 1.584962
585 long wilt thou 1.584962
585 christ o lord 1.584962
585 love thy neighbor 1.584962
585 lord god worketh 1.584962
585 thy hoop brass 1.584962
585 o repent ye 1.584962
585 thee thy life 1.584962
585 o thou child 1.584962
585 commandment bringeth remission 1.584962
585 thy desolate place 1.584962
585 shearjashub thy son 1.584962
585 utter marvellous thing 1.584962
585 ye repent ye 1.584962
585 causeth thy marvellings 1.584962
585 god executeth vengeance 1.584962
585 thou hast clothing 1.584962
585 thou art nephi 1.584962
585 whither art thou 1.584962
585 soul abhorreth sin 1.584962
713 nursing mother 1.5
714 whosoever murdereth 1
714 thing past 1
714 low valley 1
714 siege round 1
714 deniest thou 1
714 back wall 1
714 firm decree 1
714 terrible thunder 1
714 wounded body 1
714 ye search 1
714 round ball 1
714 spacious palace 1
714 son ishmael 1
714 creator o 1
714 stretched neck 1
714 many-day repentance 1
714 thy food 1
714 long droop 1
714 bare record 1
714 brother aaron 1
714 lord reigneth 1
714 southeast direction 1
714 evil counsel 1
714 dumb idol 1
714 long strugglings 1
714 wild game 1
714 o captive 1
714 ye knock 1
714 fiery indignation 1
714 house top 1
714 east side 1
714 abominable branch 1
714 small plate 1
714 mine apostle 1
714 unknown god 1
714 twenty-four plate 1
714 servant john 1
714 humble seeker 1
714 single soul 1
714 capital part 1
714 eternal bliss 1
714 broken law 1
714 ye yoke 1
714 hot furnace 1
714 thy command 1
714 son laman 1
714 pleasant stone 1
714 thy chariot 1
714 false preacher 1
714 whosoever looketh 1
714 quick return 1
714 awful reality 1
714 lord covenanteth 1
714 honest man 1
714 bad fruit 1
714 lord standeth 1
714 chief city 1
714 wherefore shule 1
714 lord ceaseth 1
714 holy judgment 1
714 justice falleth 1
714 christ liveth 1
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714 thy body 1
714 master laban 1
714 eternal gulf 1
714 thy door 1
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714 ragged rock 1
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714 whosoever ye 1
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714 hidden darkness 1
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714 eternal judge 1
714 cunning art 1
714 ye ye 1
714 humble part 1
714 sin trouble 1
714 god grant 1
714 anti- christ 1
714 thy diligence 1
714 thy wall 1
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714 thy friend 1
714 young cow 1
714 thoughtless stupor 1
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714 wild bull 1
714 seemeth thee 1
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714 holy body 1
714 loving kindness 1
714 wrath cometh 1
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714 man boweth 1
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714 asketh thee 1
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714 man cometh 1
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714 plain humility 1
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714 round tyre 1
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714 israel head 1
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714 murderous purpose 1
714 full sway 1
714 endless life 1
714 eternal death 1
714 ravenous beast 1
714 ye hypocrite 1
714 crooked path 1
714 father nephi 1
714 thy husband 1
714 heavenly king 1
714 incomprehensible joy 1
714 future period 1
714 ye talk 1
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714 sad tale 1
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714 standard-bearer fainteth 1
714 full power 1
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3 thoughts on “Mining terms from the Book of Mormon

  1. What jumped out at me is that, for a book that is called simplistic and derivative by its critics, there are many multiple word phrases that appear fewer than once every 50 pages in our modern iteration (10 times or less), and most of those appear fewer than once every 100 pages (5 times or less). Also, the number of such phrases that appear only once or twice is astounding – well over half.

  2. Ray:

    That was one of the first things that jumped out at me as well, i.e., the large number of single-use phrases. As someone who has made his living as a writer (4 books, 150+ articles, several user manuals) and who has done a fair amount of editing of other people’s writing, I find most secular explanations for the Book of Mormon’s origin profoundly unconvincing because I know all the usual errors and pitfalls that authors make, particularly young and inexperienced ones (note that both Nephi and Mormon — responsible for the vast majority of the Book of Mormon — were both relatively old when they did their work). ..bruce..

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