Deborah דְּבוֹרָה
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| דְּבוֹרָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | deborah |
| Strong's number | H1683 (H1683H, H1683G) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a woman |
| Gloss | Deborah |
| Occurrences | 10 in 10 verses |
| Most frequent in | Judges (9) |
Deborah (Hebrew דְּבוֹרָה, Strong's H1683) is a name of a woman in the Old Testament, glossed “Deborah”. It occurs 10 times.
Definition
H1683H: Deborah
A woman living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.4.4; married to Lappidoth (H3941)
§ Deborah = "bee"
1) the nurse of Rebekah who accompanied her from the house of Bethuel
2) a prophetess who judged Israel
§ Deborah = "bee"
1) the nurse of Rebekah who accompanied her from the house of Bethuel
2) a prophetess who judged Israel
H1683G: Deborah
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
§ Deborah = "bee"
1) the nurse of Rebekah who accompanied her from the house of Bethuel
2) a prophetess who judged Israel
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | deborah (10) |
|---|---|
| BSB | deborah (8), i deborah (1), o deborah (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Deborah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 35:8But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth–el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon–bachuth.Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bachuth.
Judges
- Judges 4:4And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
- Judges 4:5And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth–el in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.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 4:9And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the Lord shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.“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 4:10And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.where he summoned Zebulun and Naphtali. Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah also went with him.
- Judges 4:14And 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.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 5:1Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
- Judges 5:7The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.Life in the villages ceased; it ended in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, a mother in Israel.
- Judges 5:12Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.‘Awake, awake, O Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, O Barak, and take hold of your captives, O son of Abinoam!’
- Judges 5:15And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.The princes of Issachar were with Deborah, and Issachar was with Barak, rushing into the valley at his heels. In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).