Hebrew edit

Root
ד־ב־ר (d-b-r)

Etymology edit

From Proto-Semitic *dVbr- (bee). Cognate with Classical Syriac ܕܒܘܪܐ (debbōrā), Amharic ዲቧራ (dibʷara), Arabic دَبُّور (dabbūr), زُنْبُور (zunbūr), Classical Mandaic ࡆࡉࡌࡁࡅࡓࡀ (zimbura), Aramaic דְּבוֹרְתָא, זִיבּוֹרָא.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

דְּבוֹרָה (dvoráf (plural indefinite דְּבוֹרִים)

  1. bee

Declension edit

Proper noun edit

דְּבוֹרָה (dvoráf

  1. a female given name, Dvora, Debora, or Deborah