Deborah

[ deb-er-uh, deb-ruh ]

/ ˈdɛb ər ə, ˈdɛb rə /

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noun

a prophetess and judge of Israel. Judges 4, 5.

Also Deb·o·ra. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “bee.”

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How to use Deborah in a sentence

In the hours after she won the Chicago Marathon, McFadden and her mother, Deborah, packed her racing wheelchair in the lobby of a hotel.
Tatyana McFadden’s Once-in-a-Lifetime Marathon Challenge|Fred Dreier|October 15, 2021|Outside Online
Jean’s range is endless, which meant the possibilities for what we could write for Deborah were endless.
‘Hacks’ delivers what audiences didn’t know they needed: Jean Smart in a starring role|Ashley Fetters|June 11, 2021|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.
Style Conversational Week 1439: The Brood X-hibition|Pat Myers|June 3, 2021|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.
The 5 Best New TV Shows Our Critic Watched in May 2021|Judy Berman|May 28, 2021|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.
The 5 Best New TV Shows Our Critic Watched in May 2021|Judy Berman|May 28, 2021|Time
NBC News boss Deborah Turness abruptly ousted the ‘Meet the Press’ host four months ago.
David Gregory's 'Meet the Press' Eviction Exposed in Washingtonian Takedown|Lloyd Grove|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Finally, Deborah Racicot of Narcissa prepares mouth-watering (and non-basic) pumpkin crepes with warm sage cinnamon en glaze.
Thanksgiving Favorites, With a Twist|Sara Sayed, The Daily Beast Video|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Maybe giving Deborah K. Jones, our Ambassador to Libya, a 9mm SIG Sauer and a pair of nunchucks.
The GOP Senate: A New Utopia Dawns|P. J. O’Rourke|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Carroll noted that the vehicle had a Pennsylvania plate, DJV5220, registered to Michael and Deborah Frein.
Manhunt for a Cop-Hating Pennsylvania ‘Survivalist’|Michael Daly|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The former Today co-host Deborah Norville spoke after Stern.
I Was There: Inside Joan Rivers’ Funeral|Tim Teeman|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Deborah's songs all Israel, so far as lay in her circle of vision, was divided into princes and people.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II|John Lord
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.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
The nurse wore a scared face; Deborah Preen, wringing her hands, burst out sobbing.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
The beautiful old Hebrew name Deborah, which became also an old-fashioned English name, means "bee."
Stories That Words Tell Us|Elizabeth O'Neill
Deborah promised faithfully she should look better the next morning, and she kept her word.
Peveril of the Peak|Sir Walter Scott

British Dictionary definitions for Deborah

Deborah

/ (ˈdɛbərə, -brə) /

noun Old Testament

a prophetess and judge of Israel who fought the Canaanites (Judges 4, 5)

Rebecca's nurse (Genesis 35:8)

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