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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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    Leif

    Pronounced LAYF

    boy
    Not found in the KJV text — No — the name Leif does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Descendant; Heir; Beloved", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Leif.
    Meaning
    "Descendant; Heir; Beloved"
    Origin
    Scandinavian

    Leif is the heir — and we are heirs of God through Christ. 'And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.' Leif inherits the glory.

    Spiritual meaning

    Leif inherits with Christ — no more servant but son, suffering together, glorified together, the heir whose inheritance is God Himself.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together."

      Romans 8:17 (KJV) →

    • "Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ."

      Galatians 4:7 (KJV) →
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