Melissa kommt in der Bibel nicht vor – aber Deborah bedeutet dasselbe

Melissa is not in the Bible — but the word it translates is. Melissa means bee in Greek, and there is a woman in Scripture whose name means exactly the same thing in Hebrew. She is Deborah, and she is one of the most extraordinary figures in the Old Testament. What does the name Melissa mean? Bee. The Greek μέλισσα, plainly and without ornament. It was used of nymphs and priestesses in the old stories, and it entered English as…