▁similar ▁sp elling ▁that ▁is ▁assigned ▁to ▁this ▁same ▁' M ah way ' ▁story - figure ▁as ▁he ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁En och ic ▁account ▁found ▁in ▁The ▁Book ▁of ▁Mos es ▁— ▁a ▁canonical ▁work ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts . ▁The ▁Church ▁teach es ▁that ▁this ▁account , ▁consisting ▁of ▁two ▁brief ▁chap ters ▁within ▁the ▁greater ▁' asc ension ' ▁story ▁of ▁Mos es , ▁was ▁translated ▁by ▁the ▁ 2 5 - year - old ▁Pro ph et ▁Joseph ▁Smith ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 - 3 1 ▁and ▁later ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁that ▁rend ition ▁of ▁the ▁En och ic ▁story , ▁the ▁sp elling ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁' M ah way ' ▁character ▁who ▁inqu ires ▁after ▁En och ▁appears ▁as ▁' M ah ij ah ' ▁( M oses ▁ 6 : 4 0 ). ▁The ▁Mas or etic ▁Heb rew ▁text ▁name ▁' M H W Y ' ▁written ▁in ▁its ▁transl iter ated ▁Ar ama ic ▁form ▁in ▁the ▁Q um ran ▁Book ▁of ▁Gi ants , ▁be ars ▁semi - v ow els ▁w ▁and ▁y ▁that ▁appear ▁very ▁similar ▁in ▁the ▁Ar ama ic ▁script ▁( conf used ▁at ▁times ▁by ▁scri bes ). ▁Att rib utable ▁to ▁this , ▁and ▁because ▁the ▁name ▁as ▁written ▁equ ates ▁in ▁fact ▁with ▁the ▁name ▁M H W Y - EL ▁( app ear ing