Devorah
/də.vɔˈʁa/noun
A Hebrew feminine given name, traditionally translated as “bee.”
Did you know?In the Hebrew Bible, Deborah is both a prophetess and a judge of Israel, making the name unusually associated with female spiritual and political authority.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
דְּבוֹרָה (Dəvōrāh)
“Bee; also used as the personal name of the prophetess and judge Deborah”
3rd–2nd Century BCE
Septuagint Greek
Δεββώρα (Debbṓra)
“Greek transcription of the Hebrew personal name”
4th–5th Century CE
Latin
Debbora
“Latin biblical form of the name”
Old English
English
Debora
“Biblical personal name adopted through Christian scripture”
Middle English
English
Deborah
“Established English form of the biblical name”
Modern English
English
Devorah
“Modern transliteration of the Hebrew form דְּבוֹרָה”