H1683 - דְּבּוֹרָה (Dᵉbôwrâh)

H1683 דְּבּוֹרָה (Dᵉbôwrâh) deb-o-raw'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine)

Quick Definition

Deborah

Biblical Persons & Places

Deborah Prophetess living at the time of the Patriarchs

A prophetess living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.35.8; only referred to as Deborah (דְּבוֹרָה).

Deborah Judge living before Israel's Monarchy

A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.4.4; only referred to as Deborah (דְּבוֹרָה); wife of Lappidoth.

Strong's Definition

Deborah, the name of two Hebrewesses

Derivation: or (shortened) דְּבֹרָה; the same as H1682 (דְּבוֹרָה);

KJV Usage: Deborah.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Deborah = "bee"

1) the nurse of Rebekah who accompanied her from the house of Bethuel

2) a prophetess who judged Israel

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

A judge living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.35.8 § Deborah = "bee" 1) the nurse of Rebekah who accompanied her from the house of Bethuel 2) a prophetess who judged Israel

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

דְּבֹרָה / דְּבוֹרָה debôrâh / debôrâh BDB Definition: Deborah = bee 1) the nurse of Rebekah who accompanied her from the house of Bethuel 2) a prophetess who judged Israel Part of Speech: noun proper feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as H1682 Total KJV Occurrences: 10

Bible Occurrences (10)

35:8

4:4 4:5 4:9 4:10 4:14 5:1 5:7 5:12 5:15

Genesis 35:8

Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So [Jacob] named [it] Allon-bacuth.

Judges 4:4

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

Judges 4:5

And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah... and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites... would go up to her for judgment.

Judges 4:9

I will certainly go... with you, Deborah replied, but... the road you are taking will bring you no honor, because the LORD will be selling Sisera into the hand of a woman. So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh,

Judges 4:10

where he summoned Zebulun and Naphtali -. Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah also went with him.

Judges 4:14

Then Deborah said to Barak, Arise, for this is the day that the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone before you? So Barak came down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.

Judges 5:1

On that... day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:

Judges 5:7

Life in the villages ceased; it ended in Israel, until I, Deborah,... arose, a mother in Israel.