Deborah
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) a prophetess and judge of ancient Israel.
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Also Debora. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “bee.”
noun
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a prophetess and judge of Israel who fought the Canaanites (Judges 4, 5)
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Rebecca's nurse (Genesis 35:8)
Example Sentences
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As Linda Loman, Deborah Strang, normally so reliable, tries to follow the lead of husband Willy, but that turns out to be a dead end.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
“We’ve got a full life in Australia and a full life over there,” Deborah said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Deborah Fisher, a 46-year-old flight attendant from New York, needs no introduction to BTS.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The inquiry, which is being chaired by retired senior judge Deborah Taylor KC, is hearing from more than 100 witnesses over a total of nine weeks in London.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
The voice to which he listened in his mind, and the face he watched with so much love and care, belonged not to Deborah, but to Esther.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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