Deborah
de.bo.rah is a personal name borne by Rebekah's nurse and by the woman who judged Israel.
The attested use is as a personal name, chiefly identifying the woman described as judging Israel, who speaks with Barak, goes with him, and sings; Genesis 35:8 uses the same name for Rebekah's nurse.
Senses in use
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Personal name · dominant
All supplied forms are tagged Noun · Proper. In Judges 4:4 the APB renders the clause "Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time," while Judges 4:9 names her as arising and going with Barak; Judges 5:1 and Judges 5:7 place the name in the song and in the first-person statement "I, Deborah, arose." Genesis 35:8 uses the name for "Rebekah's nurse," whose death and burial are narrated.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the proper name as "Deborah" in the supplied verses. Its surrounding descriptions and actions confirm the named referent rather than supplying a separate lexical rendering.