Overview:
The name "Harry" does not appear directly in the Bible. However, it is a common English name derived from the Old High German name "Heimirich," meaning "home ruler." In a biblical context, names with similar meanings or phonetic sounds may be explored for thematic connections or symbolic interpretations.

Biblical Names and Themes:
While "Harry" itself is not found in the Scriptures, the concept of a "home ruler" can be associated with biblical figures who were leaders or heads of their households. For instance, patriarchs like Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were considered rulers of their families and played significant roles in the unfolding of God's covenant with Israel.

Leadership and Authority:
The Bible frequently addresses themes of leadership and authority within the family and community. Ephesians 5:23 states, "For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior." This verse highlights the biblical model of leadership within the family, where the husband is seen as a leader, akin to the role of a "home ruler."

Symbolic Interpretations:
In a symbolic sense, the name "Harry" could be associated with the qualities of leadership, responsibility, and stewardship. These are virtues that are encouraged throughout Scripture. For example, 1 Timothy 3:4-5 describes the qualifications for overseers, stating, "He must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity. For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?"

Historical and Cultural Context:
In historical and cultural contexts, names often carried significant meanings and were chosen to reflect the character or destiny of an individual. While "Harry" is a more modern name, its meaning aligns with the biblical emphasis on the importance of leadership and governance within the family unit.

Application for Believers:
Believers are encouraged to embody the principles of leadership and stewardship in their own lives, whether in the family, church, or community. The qualities associated with being a "home ruler" are reflected in the call to lead with integrity, wisdom, and love, as exemplified by Christ.

Related Biblical Figures:
Though not directly related to the name "Harry," figures such as Joseph, who was entrusted with the care of Egypt during a time of famine, and Nehemiah, who led the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls, exemplify the characteristics of effective leadership and governance. These individuals demonstrate the biblical ideal of using one's position and authority for the greater good and in service to God's purposes.1. (v. t.) To strip; to lay waste; as, the Northmen came several times and harried the land.

2. (v. t.) To agitate; to worry; to harrow; to harass.

3. (v. i.) To make a predatory incursion; to plunder or lay waste.

3075. lumainomai -- to outrage, to corrupt
... to corrupt. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: lumainomai Phonetic Spelling:
(loo-mah'-ee-nom-ahee) Short Definition: I ravage, harry, devastate Definition ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3075.htm - 6k6327a. puts -- to be dispersed or scattered
... root Definition to be dispersed or scattered NASB Word Usage disperse yourselves
(1), dispersed (2), dispersed* (1), disperses (1), harry (1), pour (1 ...
/hebrew/6327a.htm - 5k

November 21. "Consider the Lilies How they Grow" (Matt. vi. 28).
... heartily at the idea of his getting planted in the ground in order to grow, like
the sunflower, and then, patting him gently on the head, "Why, Harry, that is ...
/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /november 21 consider the lilies.htm

The Making of the King James Version; Its
... were coming to present their petitions to the King, others were coming to oppose
their petitions; the King meant to deny them and to harry the petitioners. ...
/.../mcafee/study of the king james bible/lecture ii the making of.htm

The Holy Spirit Bearing Witness to Jesus Christ.
... There were many drunkards and outcasts at the front who accepted Christ." The next
day I met Mr. Harry Monroe, the superintendent of the mission, on the street ...
/.../torrey/the person and work of the holy spirit/chapter viii the holy spirit.htm

The Transfiguration
... And then, looking to their successful companion, they said""Tell us, Harry,
how you managed to make so straight a track?". Now ...
/.../newton/the life of jesus christ for the young/the transfiguration.htm

Spiritual Religion in High Places --Rous, Vane, and Sterry
... finds expression in the writings of three men who came to large public prominence
in the period of the Commonwealth, Francis Rous, Sir Harry Vane, and Peter ...
/.../chapter xiv spiritual religion in.htm

Hymns of Hope and Consolation.
... "Harry, where did you learn that hymn?". "What hymn?". "Why the one you have been
singing.". ... "Come, Harry," said the older one, "here's what I've won from you. ...
/.../brown/the story of the hymns and tunes/chapter xiv hymns of hope.htm

The Evangel Booklets
... Broken Life-Line. Story. Paul Hutchens. 77. Eagle Christians. Harry McCormick Lintz.
78. Elisha Rice. Man of God"Mountaineer. Helen R. Blankenship.79. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/moody/moodys stories/the evangel booklets.htm

Letter L
... Larrabee, William C. "Received 1833 * Lasley, Matthew N. "Received 1834 * Lasley,
Thomas "Received 1804, Located 1838 * Latham, Harry W. "Received 1834 ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/bangs/an alphabetical list of m e preachers/letter l.htm

Chapter seventeen
... If I but in grace abide,. Undismayed whate'er betide. Undismayed when others harry.
Mind and soul with anxious care; If the Lord with me will tarry,. ...
/.../aaberg/hymns and hymnwriters of denmark/chapter seventeen.htm

Robbie Goodman's Prayer
... "Tonight, Mother," continued Walter, "he had an awful cold and coughed just like
our Harry did last year," and the long pent up tears flowed from the child's ...
/.../touching incidents and remarkable answers to prayer/robbie goodmans prayer.htm

Antiochus
... See also SELEUCIDAE. JE Harry. ANTIOCHUS II. Surnamed Theos (Theos, "god"): Son
and successor of Antiochus (261-246 BC). ... Graec, 166-71.) JE Harry. ANTIOCHUS III. ...
/a/antiochus.htm - 17k

Harry (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Harry (1 Occurrence). Job 18:11 Terrors shall make him
afraid on every side, and shall chase him at his heels. (See NAS). ...
/h/harry.htm - 6k

Nicopolis (1 Occurrence)
... etc. LITERATURE. Kuhn, Ueber die Entstehung der staate der Alten. JE Harry.
Multi-Version Concordance Nicopolis (1 Occurrence). Titus ...
/n/nicopolis.htm - 10k

Omega (3 Occurrences)
... Consequently, "Alpha and Omega" may be a Greek rendering of the Hebrew phrase, which
expressed among the later Jews the whole extent of a thing. JE Harry. OMEGA ...
/o/omega.htm - 9k

Whirl (5 Occurrences)
... to make to revolve. 2. (vt) To remove or carry quickly with, or as with,
a revolving motion; to snatch; to harry. 3. (vi) To be ...
/w/whirl.htm - 8k

Epiphanes
... the Sun in Elymais, in Persia. See also ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION; ANTIOCHIANS.
JE Harry. EPIPHANES. e-pif'-a-nez. See ANTIOCHUS IV. ...
/e/epiphanes.htm - 8k

Dionysia
... had peculiar propitiatory rites. The Dionysiac religious observance continued
as a state cult down to 366 AD See BACCHUS. JE Harry. ...
/d/dionysia.htm - 10k

Dionysius (1 Occurrence)
... period not earlier than the 5th century. JE Harry. Multi-Version Concordance
Dionysius (1 Occurrence). Acts 17:34 But certain men ...
/d/dionysius.htm - 7k

Dionysus
... Ptolemy Philopator branded the Jews with an ivy-leaf (3 Maccabees 2:29),
which was sacred to Dionysus. See also BACCHUS. JE Harry. ...
/d/dionysus.htm - 9k

Mitylene (1 Occurrence)
... LITERATURE. Tozer, Islands of the Aegean, 121, 134, 136; Ramsay, Paul the Traveler,
291;. JE Harry. Multi-Version Concordance Mitylene (1 Occurrence). ...
/m/mitylene.htm - 9k

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