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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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    Yara

    Pronounced YAR-ah

    girl
    ✓ In the King James Bible (spelled Jarah) — Yes — Yara (spelled Jarah in the King James Bible) appears in the King James Bible; the passages below give the context.
    Meaning
    "Small butterfly; Honeycomb"
    Origin
    Arabic/Hebrew

    Yara is the honeycomb — and God's words are sweeter than the honeycomb. 'More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.' Yara carries the sweetness of divine truth.

    Spiritual meaning

    Yara is sweeter than gold — honeycomb wisdom, truth that nourishes, the small butterfly who carries God's goodness on delicate wings.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb."

      Psalm 19:10 (KJV) →

    • "My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste."

      Proverbs 24:13 (KJV) →
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