A name from Scripture
Deborah
DEB-or-uh
Meaning
Bee; Industrious one
Hebrew origin · Girl · First in Judges
What it points to
Deborah's name reflects industrious faithfulness. Her life teaches us that godly leadership knows no gender boundaries and that courage combined with wisdom can deliver an entire nation.
Verses · King James Version
“And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.”
Judges 4:4
“The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.”
Judges 5:7