Dᵉbôwrâh — H1682
H1682 · Hebrew — דבורה
Pronunciation: deb-o-raw'
Other spellings: dᵉbôrâh דְּבֹרָה
Definition
feminine noun
the bee (from its systematic instincts)
- bee
Usually translated as
bee
Origin
or (shortened) dᵉbôrâh; from H1696 (in the sense of orderly motion)
Occurrences
Dᵉbôwrâh occurs 4 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (1), Judges (1), Psalms (1), Isaiah (1)
- Deuteronomy 1:44 — And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees (הַדְּבֹרִ֑ים) do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
- Judges 14:8 — And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees (דְּבוֹרִ֛ים) and honey in the carcase of the lion.
- Psalms 118:12 — They compassed me about like bees (כִדְבוֹרִ֗ים); they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
- Isaiah 7:18 — And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee (וְלַ֨דְּבוֹרָ֔ה) that is in the land of Assyria.
Strong's Lexicon — D