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    Hesper

    HES-per

    Greek
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Evening star; Western star
    Origin
    Greek
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Hesper does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Evening star; Western star", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Hesper.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Hesper shines until the day star arises — light in a dark place, the bright morning star illuminating, the evening star who heralds Christ's coming dawn.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Revelation 22:16

      "I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star."

    • 2 Peter 1:19

      "We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts."

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