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)
Example Sentences
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Some of the island’s more recent residents, including Jeff Bezos, Jared Kushner and Mark Zuckerberg, have yet to secure membership at the club, reports Deborah Acosta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
"We are desperately saddened to hear this tragic news," Cambridge University's top administrator, Vice-Chancellor Deborah Prentice, said in a brief statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
In early April 2007, I was invited to a surreptitious dinner with the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s music director Esa-Pekka Salonen and the orchestra’s president, Deborah Borda.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
DUP MLA for Fermanagh South Tyrone Deborah Erskine said it is "clear that significant questions remain" and called for an apology to those who saw the animals being culled.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Deborah giggled because she had made the right greeting, and I who was to be my mother’s hope and joy stood voiceless.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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