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    Lazarus

    LAZ-ah-rus

    Hebrew/Greek
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    God has helped
    Origin
    Hebrew/Greek
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Lazarus appears in the King James Bible, including John 11:43-44.
    First appears in
    Luke — The Gospels
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Lazarus proclaims that God helps even in death — no situation is beyond the reach of divine intervention.
    King James verses
    • John 11:43-44

      "And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth."

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