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Genesis 35

Queen Bee

87 words · April 28, 2026

Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon for "Deborah"

There's a note in the Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon regarding the name Deborah that sent me on a little rabbit trail.

The Lexicon compiler states that the Hebrew word "Deborah" means "bee." They note that while other ancient languages have this word to refer to the collective noun (e.g. "swarm"), the Hebrew version of this word means just a singular bee.

When you think about it, there's only one bee in the hive that is a singular bee: it's the queen.

I wonder if we're meant to see this.

Deborah bee queen translation

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