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    Talia

    TAH-lee-uh

    Hebrew
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Dew from God; Gentle rain
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Talia does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Dew from God; Gentle rain", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Talia.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    2000s (0.038% of births), currently rising
    Spiritual meaning
    Talia is God's dew — silent grace every morning, Israel growing as the lily, blessing and life commanded upon Zion.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Hosea 14:5

      "I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon."

    • Psalm 133:3

      "As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore."

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