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Deborah in Hebrew is דְבוֹרָה (dvorá).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

דְבוֹרָה
dvorá
name · feminine
In English

Deborah

/ˈdɛb(ə)ɹə/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with D

These are the Hebrew words for Deborah as a name.

biblical character

female given name

This is more about the Hebrew word דְבוֹרָה.

Written with vowel points
דְבוֹרָה
Written without vowel points
דבורה
Said
dvorá
Plural
דְּבוֹרִים
Its meanings in English
Deborah, bee

The Hebrew dictionary's page for דבורה, with its synonyms and rhymes

These words come before and after Deborah in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨Deborah⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Deborah⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Deborah⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨דְבוֹרָה⁩, said dvorá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨דבורה⁩. Its plural is ⁨דְּבוֹרִים⁩.

Is ⁨דבורה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨דבורה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨דבורה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨Deborah⁩, ⁨דבורה⁩ can mean ⁨bee⁩.

How is ⁨Deborah⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨Deborah⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈdɛb(ə)ɹə/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Deborah and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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