{"id":18894,"date":"2025-05-05T01:05:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T01:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=18894"},"modified":"2026-09-19T18:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T18:50:07","slug":"name-brenda-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/name-brenda-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0418\u043c\u044f \u0411\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430 \u043d\u0435 \u0432\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0447\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0432 \u0411\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u0438 \u2014 \u043e\u043d\u043e \u043e\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u00ab\u043e\u0433\u043e\u043d\u044c\u00bb \u0438\u043b\u0438 \u00ab\u043c\u0435\u0447\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Brenda is not in the Bible. It is Old Norse \u2014 from brandr, a word meaning fire, torch, or sword. Fire or a blade, depending on the sentence. That ambiguity is not a flaw in the name; it is an accurate description of how the same thing works in Scripture. What does the name Brenda mean? Fire, torch, or sword. The Old Norse brandr carried all three senses, because a burning brand and a bright blade looked and behaved alike\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\/ru\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/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>Brenda is Old Norse for fire, torch or sword \u2014 and Scripture joins both at Eden&#039;s gate, then reopens the tree with no guard at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[221],"class_list":["post-18894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-names-and-their-biblical-meanings"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18870,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/geraldine-bible-origin\/","url_meta":{"origin":18894,"position":0},"title":"Geraldine Is Not in the Bible \u2014 a Poet Invented It in 1537","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"15 \u0444\u0435\u0432\u0440\u0430\u043b\u044f, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Geraldine is not in the Bible. 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