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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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    Ursula

    Pronounced UR-suh-lah

    girl
    Not found in the KJV text — No — the name Ursula does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Little bear; She-bear", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Ursula.
    Meaning
    "Little bear; She-bear"
    Origin
    Latin

    Ursula is the she-bear — fierce in protection and tender in nurture. 'As a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, I will meet them.' Ursula protects with the intensity of God's own jealous love.

    Spiritual meaning

    Ursula protects with fierce love — the bereaved she-bear, mighty and chafed, the tender guardian whose ferocity mirrors God's jealous protection.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart."

      Hosea 13:8 (KJV) →

    • "Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field."

      2 Samuel 17:8 (KJV) →
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