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)
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"Christa Pike was discharged from a local hospital and is now at Deborah K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center where she has been housed for more than 30 years," her lawyers said in a statement Saturday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
States often pay cash for drugs to use in executions, making it harder to trace the supply chain, said Deborah Denno, a Fordham University law professor who has studied lethal injection for 33 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
When the waiting becomes almost too much, Deborah starts humming a few bars of a familiar song.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
Smart told The Times in 2021 that playing Deborah gave her the opportunity to perform a character that felt new to her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
My sisters, Deborah and Theresa, slept in one and I slept in the small cubicle by the door.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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