Biblical meaning of the name Deborah

Meaning

“Bee”

From the Hebrew Devorah (דְּבוֹרָה), “bee”. Strong’s lexicon ties the word to the orderly movement of the swarm — the bee as a picture of order and industry.

In the original:דְּבּוֹרָה Dᵉbôwrâh · Strong H1683דְּבוֹרָה dᵉbôwrâh · Strong H1682

Who was Deborah in the Bible?

Deborah was a prophetess and judge of Israel: she heard the people’s cases sitting under a palm tree. She called Barak to face Sisera’s army and went with him into battle. The Song of Deborah, in Judges 5, is one of the oldest poems in the Bible. Another Deborah was Rebekah’s nurse.

Where the name appears

Judges 4:4

And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

Judges 5:7

The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.

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