The meaning of “דְּבּוֹרָה”

Understanding Dᵉbôwrâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H1683

Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

דְּבּוֹרָה

Phoneticdeb-o-raw'

TransliterationDᵉbôwrâh

Grammar Code

N:N-F-P

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

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

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

10 total references

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.”
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.”

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences

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Most Frequent Book

Judges

Book Distribution

Genesis1

Judges9

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