Ursa
Pronounced UR-suh
girl
Not found in the KJV text — No — the name Ursa does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Bear; She-bear", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Ursa.
- Meaning
- "Bear; She-bear"
- Origin
- Latin
Ursa is the she-bear — fierce in protection. 'Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.' Ursa protects with the fierceness of a mother's devotion.
Spiritual meaning
Ursa protects with bear-like fierceness — robbed of whelps yet undaunted, the mother whose devotion is more dangerous than folly.
Related verses (KJV)
"Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly."
Proverbs 17:12 (KJV) →"Thy father is a man of war... they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field."
2 Samuel 17:8 (KJV) →