Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • In the Bible, a judge and prophet who aided the Israelites in their victory over the Canaanites.

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  • proper noun biblical A judge of Israel; a nurse of Rebecca.
  • proper noun A female given name. Popular from the 1940s to the 1970s, first in the USA, then UK.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Hebrew dəbôrâ, bee; see dbr in Semitic roots.]

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From Hebrew, meaning bee.

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Examples

  • Because I'm allergic to honey but am not allergic to the sting, thank all things sacred I only get puffy at the sting spots, and not just because my name Deborah means bee.

    This Very Moment, the Bees Deborah Jiang Stein 2011

  • She also writes romantic comedies with Deborah Mazoyer under the name Deborah Shelley.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Matters Jack Canfield 2010

  • She also writes romantic comedies with Deborah Mazoyer under the name Deborah Shelley.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Matters Jack Canfield 2010

  • She also writes romantic comedies with Deborah Mazoyer under the name Deborah Shelley.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Matters Jack Canfield 2010

  • She also writes romantic comedies with Deborah Mazoyer under the name Deborah Shelley.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Matters Jack Canfield 2010

  • Der Sheydim Tants was published in English under the title Deborah in 1946.

    Esther Kreitman. 2009

  • Deborah is the assemblywoman for the 66th district in Manhattan.

    Matthew Yglesias » The End in Somalia 2009

  • In addition to being immensely readable, Delinsky's latest is thought-provoking; readers will inevitably pause to consider what they would do if they found themselves in Deborah's situation.

    The Secret Between Us by Barbara Delinsky: Book summary 2010

  • Deborah is the smartest person I have ever known, and the fact that she will always be two steps ahead of your question before you've even asked it should not deter you from taking this class.

    Archive 2007-03-01 Roger Sutton 2007

  • In a court filing in Deborah Jeane Palfrey's racketeering and money laundering case, her attorney argues Vitter and former Deputy Secretary of State Randall Tobias have not responded to subpoenas, and should be held in contempt of court.

    Your Right Hand Thief 2007

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