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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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    Oswin

    Pronounced OZ-win

    boy
    Not found in the KJV text — No — the name Oswin does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "God's friend; Divine friend", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Oswin.
    Meaning
    "God's friend; Divine friend"
    Origin
    Anglo-Saxon

    Oswin is God's friend — and Abraham was called the friend of God. 'And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.' Oswin walks in that friendship.

    Spiritual meaning

    Oswin is called friend by God — belief counted as righteousness, servants made friends, the divine friendship that transforms everything.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God."

      James 2:23 (KJV) →
    • "Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends."

      John 15:15 (KJV) →
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