Norwood
Pronounced NOR-wood
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Not found in the KJV text — No — the name Norwood does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Northern forest; Keeper of the north wood", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Norwood.
- Meaning
- "Northern forest; Keeper of the north wood"
- Origin
- English
Norwood keeps the forest — and God planted every tree and knows every wood. 'And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food.' Norwood tends what God has grown.
Spiritual meaning
Norwood tends God's forest — trees pleasant to sight, leaves for healing, the tree of life in the midst, the keeper of what the LORD has planted.
Related verses (KJV)
"And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden."
Genesis 2:9 (KJV) →"And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat."
Ezekiel 47:12 (KJV) →