Lexical Definition

‎דְּבּוֹרָה‎ Dᵉbôwrâh (deb-o-raw') Deborah N:N-F-P
or (shortened) דְּבֹרָה Dᵉbôrâh (deb-o-raw'); the same as ‎דְּבוֹרָה‎

Deborah.

1) the nurse of Rebekah who accompanied her from the house of Bethuel
2) a prophetess who judged Israel

Usage: 7 forms in 9 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
וּדְבוֹרָה֙ and Deborah Judg.4.4
דְּבוֹרָֽה Deborah Judg.4.10
דְּבוֹרָ֛ה Deborah Judg.4.9
דְּבוֹרָ֗ה Deborah Judg.4.5
דְּבוֹרָ֔ה Deborah Judg.5.1 • Judg.5.7
O Deborah Judg.5.12
דְּבֹרָ֨ה Deborah Judg.4.14
דְּבֹרָ֔ה Deborah Judg.5.15

Extended Information

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎דְּבוֺרָה‎ proper name, feminine (bee) —

1. the nurse of Rebekah Gen 35:8.

2. the prophetess Judg 4:4; Judg 4:5; Judg 4:9; Judg 4:10; Judg 4:14; Judg 5:1; Judg 5:7; Judg 5:12; Judg 5:15.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Genesis 35:8
Judges 4:4 · 4:5 · 4:9 · 4:10 · 4:14 · 5:1 · 5:7 · 5:12 · 5:15

Profile

Female • A Judge • Prophetess and judge who led Israel to victory over Canaanites.

Judge living before Israel's Monarchy

Deborah, a prophetess and judge, led Israel to victory against the Canaanites alongside Barak.

Deborah was a prophetess and the only female judge mentioned in the Bible. She lived during a time when the Israelites were oppressed by Jabin, the king of Canaan (Judges 4:4). Deborah held court under a palm tree between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites came to her for judgment (Judges 4:5).

Deborah summoned Barak, an Israelite warrior, and delivered a message from God instructing him to lead an army against Sisera, the commander of Jabin's army (Judges 4:6-7). Barak agreed to go only if Deborah accompanied him, to which she consented but prophesied that the honor of the victory would go to a woman (Judges 4:8-9).

Deborah and Barak led the Israelite army to Mount Tabor, where they defeated Sisera's forces (Judges 4:10-16). Sisera fled and sought refuge in the tent of Jael, who killed him by driving a tent peg through his temple (Judges 4:17-22).

After the victory, Deborah and Barak sang a song of praise, recounting the events of the battle and celebrating God's deliverance (Judges 5:1-31). Deborah's leadership as a prophetess and judge brought 40 years of peace to the land of Israel (Judges 5:31).

All entries for Deborah: דְּבּוֹרָה