Deborah

[ deb-er-uh, deb-ruh ]

noun

1. (in the Bible) a prophetess and judge of ancient Israel.
2. Also Debora. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “bee.”

Deborah

/ ˈdɛbərə; -brə /

noun

1. a prophetess and judge of Israel who fought the Canaanites (Judges 4, 5)
2. Rebecca's nurse (Genesis 35:8)

Example Sentences

In the hours after she won the Chicago Marathon, McFadden and her mother, Deborah, packed her racing wheelchair in the lobby of a hotel.

From Outside Online

Jean’s range is endless, which meant the possibilities for what we could write for Deborah were endless.

From Washington Post

Since Deborah gets joint credit for the “Et tu, BroodX” stabbing scene, they’ll have to fight it out for ownership of the Disembodied Clown Head on a Stick.

From Washington Post

Although Smart shares certain attributes with her character, Deborah Vance,—prolificacy, staying power, an origin story that involves a popular sitcom—Deborah is more of a Joan Rivers type.

From Time

Deborah lives in a flashy Vegas mansion, where her only daily companions are paid employees and two dogs for whom she apparently reserves her every ounce of warmth.

From Time

NBC News boss Deborah Turness abruptly ousted the ‘Meet the Press’ host four months ago.

From The Daily Beast

Finally, Deborah Racicot of Narcissa prepares mouth-watering (and non-basic) pumpkin crepes with warm sage cinnamon en glaze.

From The Daily Beast

Maybe giving Deborah K. Jones, our Ambassador to Libya, a 9mm SIG Sauer and a pair of nunchucks.

From The Daily Beast

Carroll noted that the vehicle had a Pennsylvania plate, DJV5220, registered to Michael and Deborah Frein.

From The Daily Beast

The former Today co-host Deborah Norville spoke after Stern.

From The Daily Beast

In Deborah's songs all Israel, so far as lay in her circle of vision, was divided into princes and people.

From Project Gutenberg

I saw him rise from his chair; I saw the astounded look of old Deborah Preen when she came in with his supper ale in a jug.

From Project Gutenberg

The nurse wore a scared face; Deborah Preen, wringing her hands, burst out sobbing.

From Project Gutenberg

The beautiful old Hebrew name Deborah, which became also an old-fashioned English name, means "bee."

From Project Gutenberg

Deborah promised faithfully she should look better the next morning, and she kept her word.

From Project Gutenberg