debora · Deborah

What it means

debora (דְּבּוֹרָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Deborah”.

The name of Rebekah's nurse and of the prophetess who judged Israel. The name means "bee".

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

• Genesis×1
• Judges×9

• Genesis 35:8

  Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried below Bethel under the oak; so he called its name Allon-bacuth.

• Judges 4:4

  Now Deborah, a woman, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she was judging Israel at that time.

• Judges 4:5

  She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the sons of Israel came up to her for judgment.

• Judges 4:9

  She said, “I will certainly go with you; only, the honor will not be yours on the road on which you are going, for into the hand of a woman YHWH will sell Sisera.” Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh.

• Judges 4:10

  Barak summoned Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh, and there went up following him ten thousand men, and Deborah went up with him.

• Judges 4:14

  Deborah said to Barak, “Rise, for this is the day on which YHWH has given Sisera into your hand. Has not YHWH gone out before you?” So Barak went down from Mount Tabor, and ten thousand men behind him.

• Judges 5:1

  Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying:

• Judges 5:7

  The villages ceased in Israel; they ceased, until I arose, Deborah, I arose, a mother in Israel.

• Judges 5:12

  Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, son of Abinoam.

• Judges 5:15

  The chiefs of Issachar were with Deborah; and as Issachar, so Barak: into the valley he was sent on foot. In the divisions of Reuben great were the resolves of heart.