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    Soraya

    sor-EYE-ah

    Persian
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Pleiades; Jewel; Princess
    Origin
    Persian
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Soraya does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Pleiades; Jewel; Princess", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Soraya.
    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
    Soraya shines among the seven stars — sweet influences bound by God, shadow turned to morning, the Pleiades jewel placed by the Creator's own hand.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Amos 5:8

      "Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning."

    • Job 38:31

      "Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?"

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