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    Zeke

    ZEEK

    Hebrew
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    God strengthens; The LORD is my strength
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Zeke does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "God strengthens; The LORD is my strength", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Zeke.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1890s (0.001% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Zeke prophesies life — bones shaking, breath entering, a great army standing, the one who speaks God's word into dead places and watches resurrection happen.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Ezekiel 37:7

      "So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone."

    • Ezekiel 37:10

      "So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army."

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