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<p> <strong> [[Lappidoth]] </strong> (‘torches’ or ‘lightning flashes’). The husband of [[Deborah]] the prophetess (&nbsp; 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 <em> -oth </em> , but the same termination is found elsewhere to men’s names, e.g. <em> [[Meremoth]] </em> . </p> <p> T. A. Moxon. </p>

<p> ''''' lap´i ''''' - ''''' doth ''''' , - ''''' dōth ''''' ( לפּידות , <i> ''''' lappı̄dhōth ''''' </i> , "flames," "torches"; the King James Version, Lapidoth ): Deborah's husband (&nbsp; Judges 4:4 ). The [[Hebrew]] name is a feminine plural like [[Jeremoth]] (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 7:8 ), [[Naboth]] (&nbsp;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" ( <i> ''''''ēsheth''''' </i> <i> '''''lappı̄dhōth''''' </i> ) 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. </p>