{"id":18898,"date":"2024-12-21T10:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T10:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=18898"},"modified":"2026-09-19T16:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T16:08:07","slug":"meaning-of-sandra-biblically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/meaning-of-sandra-biblically\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandra staat niet in de Bijbel \u2014 maar Alexander komt vijf keer voor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Sandra is not in the Bible. But its full form very nearly is \u2014 and the cousins it does have in Scripture are not the flattering kind, which makes them more useful to us, not less. Sandra is a short form of Alessandra, the Italian Alexandra, from the Greek alexo, &quot;to defend, help,&quot; and aner, &quot;man.&quot; One who defends others. And Alexander, the masculine form, appears five times in the New Testament. What does the name Sandra mean? Defender of\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\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/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>Sandra is not in the Bible. It is short for Alexandra \u2014 and Alexander appears five times in the New Testament, not always kindly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[221],"class_list":["post-18898","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":11553,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/alex-name-meaning-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":18898,"position":0},"title":"Alex Is Not in the Bible \u2014 Alexander, the Name It Shortens, Is","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"oktober 27, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Alex is not in the Bible, but Alexander is: the Greek name means \"defending men,\" and five New Testament passages mention men who bore it.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00523.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00523.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00523.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00523.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":18850,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/is-alexis-in-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":18898,"position":1},"title":"Alexis Is Not in the Bible \u2014 It Means &#8220;Helper&#8221;","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"januari 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Alexis is not in the Bible. 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