Name Meaning and Biblical Context of Willow
| Name | Willow (Add to Favourite List?) | ||
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| Meaning | Name of a tree. | ||
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The Biblical baby name Willow is English in origin and it's meaning is name of a slender and graceful tree growing in very wet areas. The Hebrew words for willow used in the Bible are 'arabim (aravah) and tsaphtsaphah.
Willow is pronounced wil-loh. Ezekiel in his prophetic vision saw a great eagle take the seed of the land, and plant it by water as a willow tree. The leaves of the willow tree, along with the fruit of citron and leaves of myrtle and date palm, are bound together and used in the waving ceremony in the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot). The Israelites while being carried away to Babylon, after Nebuchadnezzer's conquest of Jerusalem, wept on the banks of Euphrates, and hung up their harps on the branches of the willow trees there. The brook of the willows is mentioned by the Prophet Isaiah, in his dirge over Moab. Biblical reference for baby name Willow: Ezekiel 17:5; Leviticus 23:40; Job 40:22; Psalms 137:2; Isaiah 15:7; 44:4 Strong's Bible concordance H6155 and H6851 |
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