דְּבוֹרָה

de.vo.rahbeeHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine4 occurrences4 books4 verses

Definition

or (shortened) דְּבֹרָה; from H1696 (in the sense of orderly motion); the bee (from its systematic instincts)
Traditional renderings: bee.

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

4 total
  1. Deuteronomy 1:44הַדְּבֹרִ֑ים · a swarm of bees
    Then the Amorites who lived in the hills came out against you and chased you like a swarm of bees. They routed you from Seir all the way to Hormah.
  2. Judges 14:8דְּבוֹרִ֛ים · of bees
    When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey.
  3. Psalm 118:12כִדְבוֹרִ֗ים · like bees
    They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
  4. Isaiah 7:18וְלַ֨דְּבוֹרָ֔ה · and to the bees
    On that day the LORD will whistle to the flies at the farthest streams of the Nile and to the bees in the land of Assyria.