The meaning of “דְּבּוֹרָה”
Understanding Dᵉbôwrâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (shortened) דְּבֹרָה Dᵉbôrâh (deb-o-raw'); the same as דְּבוֹרָה Deborah. - § Deborah = "bee" - Deborah, the name of ...
דְּבּוֹרָה
or (shortened) דְּבֹרָה Dᵉbôrâh (deb-o-raw'); the same as דְּבוֹרָה Deborah. - § Deborah = "bee" - Deborah, the name of two Hebrewesses 1) the nurse of Rebekah who accompanied her from the house of Bethuel 2) a prophetess who judged Israel
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 35:8 | “But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth–el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon–bachuth.” Word: דְּבּוֹרָה (Dᵉbôwrâh) | |
| Judges 4:14 | “And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the Lord hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the Lord gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.” Word: דְּבּוֹרָה (Dᵉbôwrâh) |