Song of Deborah
E105694
Hebrew poem
Old Testament text
ancient Near Eastern war song
biblical poem
liturgical song
victory hymn
The Song of Deborah is an ancient Hebrew victory hymn in the Bible that celebrates Israel’s triumph over Canaanite forces under the leadership of the prophetess Deborah and the commander Barak.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Song of Deborah canonical | 4 |
| Judges 5 | 2 |
| the Song of Deborah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T899324 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Song of Deborah Context triple: [Book of Judges, containsPoem, Song of Deborah]
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A.
Song of Moses
The Song of Moses is a biblical hymn in Deuteronomy that poetically recounts God's faithfulness and Israel's unfaithfulness, serving as a covenantal witness and warning to the people of Israel.
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B.
Prayer of Manasseh
The Prayer of Manasseh is a short penitential text attributed to King Manasseh of Judah, preserved in some Christian traditions as a powerful example of repentance and divine mercy.
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C.
Servant Songs
Servant Songs are a set of poetic passages in the Book of Isaiah that depict a mysterious “servant of the Lord” whose suffering and faithfulness bring justice and redemption to others.
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D.
Suffering of Zion
Suffering of Zion refers to the profound grief, devastation, and hardship experienced by Jerusalem and its people, especially as poetically depicted in the biblical book of Lamentations.
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E.
Hills of Jerusalem
Hills of Jerusalem are the elevated landforms in and around the city of Jerusalem that include several historically and religiously significant sites in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Song of Deborah Target entity description: The Song of Deborah is an ancient Hebrew victory hymn in the Bible that celebrates Israel’s triumph over Canaanite forces under the leadership of the prophetess Deborah and the commander Barak.
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A.
Song of Moses
The Song of Moses is a biblical hymn in Deuteronomy that poetically recounts God's faithfulness and Israel's unfaithfulness, serving as a covenantal witness and warning to the people of Israel.
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B.
Prayer of Manasseh
The Prayer of Manasseh is a short penitential text attributed to King Manasseh of Judah, preserved in some Christian traditions as a powerful example of repentance and divine mercy.
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C.
Servant Songs
Servant Songs are a set of poetic passages in the Book of Isaiah that depict a mysterious “servant of the Lord” whose suffering and faithfulness bring justice and redemption to others.
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D.
Suffering of Zion
Suffering of Zion refers to the profound grief, devastation, and hardship experienced by Jerusalem and its people, especially as poetically depicted in the biblical book of Lamentations.
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E.
Hills of Jerusalem
Hills of Jerusalem are the elevated landforms in and around the city of Jerusalem that include several historically and religiously significant sites in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew poem
ⓘ
Old Testament text ⓘ ancient Near Eastern war song ⓘ biblical poem ⓘ liturgical song ⓘ victory hymn ⓘ |
| approximateDateProposedByScholars |
11th century BCE
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12th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Israelite victory over Canaanite army
ⓘ
defeat of Sisera ⓘ |
| associatedWithLeader |
Barak
ⓘ
Deborah ⓘ |
| attributedSpeaker | Deborah ⓘ |
| biblicalBookChapter |
Song of Deborah
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Judges 5
|
| consideredOneOf | oldest texts in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| criticizesTribe |
Asher
ⓘ
Dan ⓘ Meroz ⓘ Reuben ⓘ |
| describes |
stars fighting from heaven
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torrent of Kishon sweeping enemies away ⓘ |
| describesAction | killing of Sisera by Jael ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Christian biblical canon
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| genre |
hymn
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ prophetic poetry ⓘ victory song ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| literaryFeature |
archaic Hebrew vocabulary
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parallelism ⓘ personification of nature ⓘ vivid battle imagery ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Barak
ⓘ
Deborah ⓘ Jael ⓘ Sisera ⓘ YHWH ⓘ
surface form:
Yahweh
|
| mentionsTribe |
Asher
ⓘ
Benjamin ⓘ Dan ⓘ Ephraim ⓘ Gilead ⓘ Issachar ⓘ Machir ⓘ Naphtali ⓘ Reuben ⓘ Zebulun ⓘ |
| partOf |
Judges
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Judges
|
| praisedPerson | Jael ⓘ |
| praisesTribe |
Naphtali
ⓘ
Zebulun ⓘ |
| referencedIn | historical-critical studies of the Bible ⓘ |
| relatedNarrative | prose account in Judges 4 ⓘ |
| relationshipToJudges4 | poetic retelling of the same events ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| scholarlySignificance |
evidence for early Israelite religion
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source for early Hebrew poetry ⓘ |
| setting |
Canaan
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surface form:
land of Canaan
region of Megiddo ⓘ |
| subject |
battle at the waters of Megiddo
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blessing of Jael ⓘ curse of Meroz ⓘ deliverance of Israel ⓘ judgment on Sisera ⓘ praise of Yahweh ⓘ role of women in battle ⓘ tribal participation of Israel ⓘ victory over Canaanites ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Yahweh as king
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covenant faithfulness ⓘ divine warrior motif ⓘ |
| usedIn | Jewish liturgical and scholarly tradition ⓘ |
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Subject: Song of Deborah Description of subject: The Song of Deborah is an ancient Hebrew victory hymn in the Bible that celebrates Israel’s triumph over Canaanite forces under the leadership of the prophetess Deborah and the commander Barak.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Book of Judges
this entity surface form:
Judges 5
this entity surface form:
Judges 5