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    Yara

    YAR-ah

    Arabic/Hebrew
    Girl
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Small butterfly; Honeycomb
    Origin
    Arabic/Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Yara (spelled Jarah in the King James Bible) appears in the King James Bible; the passages below give the context.
    First appears in
    Psalms — Wisdom and worship
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Yara is sweeter than gold — honeycomb wisdom, truth that nourishes, the small butterfly who carries God's goodness on delicate wings.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 19:10

      "More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb."

    • Proverbs 24:13

      "My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste."

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