First name Deborah in the world's Bibles
In the bible, Deborah is the name of the Rebekah's nurse (GEN 35:8), as well as name of a prophetess and judge in Israel (JDG 4:4). Meaning of the name: word; thing; a bee. Related names are: Barak, Israel, Sisera . The translations of Deborah in 51 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from Débora in Spanish to デボラ in Japanese!
Wear it!But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth. (GEN 35:8)
And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. (JDG 4:4)
And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment. (JDG 4:5)
And 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. (JDG 4:9)
And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him. (JDG 4:10)
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. (JDG 4:14)
Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, (JDG 5:1)
The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel. (JDG 5:7)
Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam. (JDG 5:12)
And 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. (JDG 5:15)