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    Ilana

    ee-LAH-nah

    Hebrew
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Tree; Oak tree
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Ilana does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Tree; Oak tree", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Ilana.
    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
    Ilana is the tree of righteousness — beauty for ashes, joy for mourning, the LORD's own planting that flourishes.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Isaiah 61:3

      "To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD."

    • Psalm 92:12

      "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon."

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