Lappidoth
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Lappidoth (‘torches’ or ‘lightning flashes’). The husband of Deborah the prophetess ( Judges 4:4 ). Some commentators take the term to be descriptive of the character of Deborah, ‘a woman of lightning flashes.’ In favour of this they urge the feminine termination -oth , but the same termination is found elsewhere to men’s names, e.g. Meremoth .
T. A. Moxon.
Holman Bible Dictionary [2]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
lap´i - doth , - dōth ( לפּידות , lappı̄dhōth , "flames," "torches"; the King James Version, Lapidoth ): Deborah's husband ( Judges 4:4 ). The Hebrew name is a feminine plural like Jeremoth ( 1 Chronicles 7:8 ), Naboth ( 1 Kings 21:1 ). The plural is probably intensive. Jewish interpreters have identified Lappidoth ("flames") with Barak ("lightning"). Some have taken the words rendered "wife of Lappidoth" ( 'ēsheth lappı̄dhōth ) as a description of Deborah, and have translated them, "woman of lights," i.e. maker of wicks for the sanctuary; or "woman of flames," referring to her prophetic zeal. These explanations are more interesting than probable.
