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Hebrew term or phrase:
deborah
English translation:
bee
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John Kinory (X)
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Hebrew term
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deborah
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In the biblical book of Judges.
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bee
(as in honey-bee).
The Hebrew spelling is
dalet-bet-vav-resh-heh (from right to left)
דבורה
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Note added at 2002-07-13 22:09:56 (GMT)
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A possible equivalent in English (well, Latin {s}) is Melissa, although it means honey and not bee.
(cf. the scientific name of the European honey-bee, Apis mellifera, the species name meaning \'honey maker\').
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Note added at 2002-07-13 22:11:18 (GMT)
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I forgot: in Hebrew, the name is pronounced Dvorah, dVO-rah, although \'bee\' is pronounced dvo-RAH.
The Hebrew spelling is
dalet-bet-vav-resh-heh (from right to left)
דבורה
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Note added at 2002-07-13 22:09:56 (GMT)
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A possible equivalent in English (well, Latin {s}) is Melissa, although it means honey and not bee.
(cf. the scientific name of the European honey-bee, Apis mellifera, the species name meaning \'honey maker\').
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Note added at 2002-07-13 22:11:18 (GMT)
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I forgot: in Hebrew, the name is pronounced Dvorah, dVO-rah, although \'bee\' is pronounced dvo-RAH.
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Please see the explanation below:
Meaning: bee, honeybee.
Is also used as a female first name (Hebrew spelling: dalet-bet-vav-reish-hei = דבורה).
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King James Version (KJV)
Judges - Chapter 4
Jdg 4:1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.
Jdg 4:2 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host [was] Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
Jdg 4:3 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
Jdg 4:4 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
Jdg 4:5 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.
For Hebrew version of this passage, please refer to the second link below.
Is also used as a female first name (Hebrew spelling: dalet-bet-vav-reish-hei = דבורה).
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King James Version (KJV)
Judges - Chapter 4
Jdg 4:1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.
Jdg 4:2 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host [was] Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
Jdg 4:3 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
Jdg 4:4 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
Jdg 4:5 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.
For Hebrew version of this passage, please refer to the second link below.
Reference:
http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Jdg/Jdg004.html
http://www10.cc.huji.ac.il/snunit/backup_snunit/kodesh/bible/msupt004.html
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