According to Diane Wirth, if we take the word senum, referred to in Alma 11:3, we come up with an Egyptian word with a Nephite ending. Nephite endings to words were no doubt a grammatical device to change Egyptian words to their language. Sen in Egyptian means "one-half" or "doubling." Jesclard noted "This would also tend to fit into the Nephite method, because a senum is doubled each time to make the next highest amount." [Diane E. Wirth, A Challenge to the Critics, p. 47]