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    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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    Hamish

    Pronounced HAY-mish

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    Not found in the KJV text — No — the name Hamish does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Supplanter; He who follows", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Hamish.
    Meaning
    "Supplanter; He who follows"
    Origin
    Scottish/Hebrew

    Hamish is the Scottish form of James — itself from Jacob the supplanter. But God renamed Jacob 'Israel' — from supplanter to prince with God. Hamish carries the transformation: the schemer who became a patriarch.

    Spiritual meaning

    Hamish is the renamed supplanter — Jacob transformed to Israel, the schemer who wrestled God and emerged a prince.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed."

      Genesis 32:28 (KJV) →

    • "Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name."

      Genesis 35:10 (KJV) →
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