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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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    Pearl

    Pronounced PERL

    girl
    ✓ In the King James Bible — Yes — Pearl appears in the King James Bible, including Matthew 13:45-46.
    Meaning
    "Precious gem formed in a shell"
    Origin
    Latin

    Pearl holds special significance in Jesus' parables — the pearl of great price represents the kingdom of heaven, so valuable that a merchant sold everything to possess it. Pearls are also unique among gems: they form through irritation, transforming pain into beauty.

    Spiritual meaning

    Pearl teaches that the most precious things are formed through suffering — beauty emerging from pain through God's transforming grace.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it."

      Matthew 13:45-46 (KJV) →
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