What does דְּבוֹרָה mean in the Bible?
דְּבוֹרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "the bee (from its systematic instincts)".
Hebrew · H1682
דְּבוֹרָה
The bee (from its systematic instincts)
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דְּבוֹרָהH1682
What does דְּבוֹרָה mean in the Bible?
דְּבוֹרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "the bee (from its systematic instincts)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1682?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a swarm of bees (1), and to the bees (1), like bees (1), of bees (1).
Where does דְּבוֹרָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 1:44. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (1), Isaiah (1), Judges (1), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita swarm of bees1×Deuteronomy 1:44
and to the bees1×Isaiah 7:18
like bees1×Psalms 118:12
of bees1×Judges 14:8
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 1:44הַדְּבֹרִ֑יםtoa swarm of beesArticle | Noun - feminine pluralJudges 14:8דְּבוֹרִ֛יםtoof beesNoun - feminine pluralPsalms 118:12כִדְבוֹרִ֗יםtolike beesPreposition-k | Noun - feminine pluralIsaiah 7:18וְלַ֨דְּבוֹרָ֔הtoand to the beesConjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 1:44
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
Deuteronomy1Judges1Psalms1Isaiah1
Source forms
דְּבוֹרִ֛ים1xdə·ḇō·w·rîmJudges 14:8
הַדְּבֹרִ֑ים1xhad·də·ḇō·rîmDeuteronomy 1:44
וְלַ֨דְּבוֹרָ֔ה1xwə·lad·də·ḇō·w·rāhIsaiah 7:18
כִדְבוֹרִ֗ים1xḵiḏ·ḇō·w·rîmPsalms 118:12
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine plural1xDeuteronomy 1:44
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xIsaiah 7:18
Noun - feminine plural1xJudges 14:8
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural1xPsalms 118:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the bee (from its systematic instincts)
Source Gloss
the bee (from its systematic instincts)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the bee (from its systematic instincts) BDB: bee Usage: bee.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דְּבוֹרָה is built from this root: