Devorah
בראשית מח ,כא : נַפְתָלִּי אַיָלָה שְלֻחָה
The Baal haTurim explains that this refers to the battle between Sisra, king of Canaan, and Barak captain of the army of Yisrael, who picked ten thousand men from Naftali. And the Torah refers here to a female deer due to the major role played in that battle by the prophetess Devorah (Barak's wife).
"ha'nosein imrei shefer", he continues, refers to the beautiful song of praise that she subsequently sang (Shiras Devorah). "Imrei shefer", he points out, has the same Gematriya as 'shir u'shevochah', and "... ayalah sheluchah, ha'nosein imrei shefer" as the Pasuk "Va'toshar Devorah u'Barak ben Avino'am ba'yom ha'hu" (the introductory words of the Shiras Devorah)
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