Given name
Debir
“place of the word”
Debir is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewדביר
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Debir means “place of the word.”
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Where it comes from
Debir is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb dabar (דבר), “to pronounce or formalize.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Debir appears in Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:38, Joshua 15:15 and 4 other passages.
- Joshua 10:3
- Joshua 10:38
- Joshua 15:15
- Judges 1:11
- Joshua 15:49
- Joshua 13:26
- Joshua 15:7
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Debir’s family of names
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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