{"id":18860,"date":"2024-11-30T14:23:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T14:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=18860"},"modified":"2026-09-19T17:06:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T17:06:55","slug":"meaning-of-melanie-in-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/meaning-of-melanie-in-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Melanie n'est pas dans la Bible \u2014 cela signifie \u00ab sombre \u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Melanie is not in the Bible. It comes through the French M\u00e9lanie from the Latin Melania, and behind that stands the Greek melaina \u2014 black, dark. That is a meaning people sometimes flinch at, dear friends, and we should not let them. Scripture has a verse for it, and the verse is one of the boldest things any woman says in the whole Bible. What does the name Melanie mean? Dark. The Greek melaina is the feminine of the word\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melanie is not in the Bible. It is Greek for &quot;dark&quot; \u2014 and the Song of Songs has a woman say &quot;Dark am I, yet lovely&quot; without apologising.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[221],"class_list":["post-18860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-names-and-their-biblical-meanings"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22154,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/where-is-black-in-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":18860,"position":0},"title":"Where is The Color Black Mentioned in the Bible?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"d\u00e9cembre 18, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Explore the symbolism of black in the Bible, covering its meanings in mourning, judgment, beauty, and spiritual transformation.","rel":"","context":"Dans &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00137.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00137.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00137.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00137.webp?fit=900%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3699,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/emmanuel-meaning-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":18860,"position":1},"title":"Emmanuel Means God With Us \u2014 and Jesus Was Never Called It","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mai 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Emmanuel is Hebrew for God with us. 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