Lapidoth
לַפִּידוֹת/LAP-ih-doth/
“Torches, flames”
☩Identity
Lapidoth is identified in Judges 4:4 as the husband of Deborah the prophetess, who judged Israel. Nothing else is known about him; he may have been deceased at the time of Deborah's public ministry, with her being described as his widow. His name, meaning 'torches' or 'flames,' appears in a feminine plural form, leading some to speculate it was a place name or descriptive title, though most scholars accept it as his personal name.
Key verses:Judges 4:4
Related Verses1 mention
Judges· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Lapidoth," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. V (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Lapidoth," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).