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    Sylvan

    Pronounced SIL-van

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    Not found in the KJV text — No — the name Sylvan does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Of the forest; Woodland", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Sylvan.
    Meaning
    "Of the forest; Woodland"
    Origin
    Latin

    Sylvan dwells in the forest — and the trees of the LORD are full of sap. 'The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted.' Sylvan lives among what God has planted.

    Spiritual meaning

    Sylvan lives among God's trees — cedars full of sap, leaves unfading, fruit for meat, the woodland soul dwelling in the planting of the LORD.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted."

      Psalm 104:16 (KJV) →

    • "And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade."

      Ezekiel 47:12 (KJV) →
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