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    Bible Name Meaning Tool

    Enter a name to see what it means in Scripture, the language it comes from, and the King James Version verses where it appears. 1,332 names searchable, free and without signup.

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    Brooks

    Pronounced BRUKS

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    ✓ In the King James Bible — Yes — Brooks appears in the King James Bible, including Psalm 42:1.
    Meaning
    "Of the brook; Small stream"
    Origin
    English

    Brooks refers to small streams of flowing water. Scripture uses brooks and streams as images of God's refreshment and provision. David drank from the brook before facing Goliath, and Psalm 42 compares the soul's longing for God to a deer panting for water brooks.

    Spiritual meaning

    Brooks represents the refreshing streams of God's presence — the living water that satisfies our deepest spiritual thirst.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God."

      Psalm 42:1 (KJV) →
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