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

Deborah's diagnosis was 30 years ago, and she and her husband ultimately went on to adopt.

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During the scan, a tumour was found on Deborah's ovary.

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Deborah, who did not want to be identified by her real name, also lives in Derbyshire, and was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 29, just two weeks after she and her husband had started trying for a baby.

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It started with Deborah Mayer, head of the FIA commission for women, last December.

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Deborah Crisp from Bromley said her mother Betty, who has dementia, had spent almost £200,000 on care, but since her money began to run out, Bromley Council had refused to pay for her to stay at the nursing home she was familiar with.

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