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    Jessalyn

    JES-ah-lin

    Hebrew/English
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    God beholds; He sees with grace
    Origin
    Hebrew/English
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Jessalyn does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "God beholds; He sees with grace", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Jessalyn.
    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
    Jessalyn is beheld by the God who sees — tears bottled, wanderings counted, the one who calls upon the LORD who never overlooks the hidden.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 56:8

      "Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?"

    • Genesis 16:13

      "And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me."

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