First names in Hebrew

First name Deborah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דבורה

Gematria value: 217

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Deborah is written דבורה

Deborah is the English form of Devorah, דבורה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Deborah mean?

Meaning: "bee"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is the Hebrew name known in English as Deborah, and it means "bee". The word dvorah is used as such in the Bible: Samson finds "a swarm of bees and honey" in the body of the lion he had overcome (Judges 14:8). In Hebrew it is said "Dvo-ra"; many families say "De-vo-rah", and English says Deborah or Debra.

Gematria

Deborah = 217

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. דבורה has 5 letters:

• דthe letter Dalet4
• בthe letter Bet2
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• הthe letter He5
• Total217

The verse of the name

From the letter Dalet to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Deborah, from ד to ה:

דְּאָגָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ יַשְׁחֶנָּה וְדָבָר טוֹב יְשַׂמְּחֶנָּה׃

“Worry in a man's heart weighs it down, but a good word makes it glad.”

Proverbs 12:25

The book of your first name

Deborah, in nine pages

• Deborah, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Deborah
• Deborah, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Deborah in three answers

How do you write Deborah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Deborah is written דבורה. Deborah is the English form of Devorah, דבורה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Deborah?
Written דבורה, Deborah is worth 217: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5).

What does Deborah mean?
Bee (origin: Hebrew). Your name is the Hebrew name known in English as Deborah, and it means "bee". The word dvorah is used as such in the Bible: Samson finds "a swarm of bees and honey" in the body of the lion he had overcome (Judges 14:8). In Hebrew it is said "Dvo-ra"; many families say "De-vo-rah", and English says Deborah or Debra.