{"id":19160,"date":"2024-12-17T10:23:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T10:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=19160"},"modified":"2026-09-19T18:12:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T18:12:48","slug":"is-melissa-a-biblical-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/is-melissa-a-biblical-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa non \u00e8 nella Bibbia, ma Deborah significa la stessa cosa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Melissa is not in the Bible \u2014 but the word it translates is. Melissa means bee in Greek, and there is a woman in Scripture whose name means exactly the same thing in Hebrew. She is Deborah, and she is one of the most extraordinary figures in the Old Testament. What does the name Melissa mean? Bee. The Greek \u03bc\u03ad\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1, plainly and without ornament. It was used of nymphs and priestesses in the old stories, and it entered English as\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 wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/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>Melissa is Greek for &quot;bee&quot; \u2014 and Deborah is the Hebrew word for the same thing. 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