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    Lorcan

    LOR-kun

    Meaning

    Little fierce one; Silent

    Irish/Gaelic origin · Boy

    What it points to

    Lorcan is righteous fierceness — the holy zeal that cleanses temples, confronts idols, and burns for God's honor.

    Verses · King James Version

    “And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.”

    John 2:17

    “Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake.”

    Numbers 25:11

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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