Hebrew · H4057, G2048 · unreviewed

מִדְבָּר

A pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert ; also speech (including its organs) · deserted

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מִדְבָּר H4057 a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert ; also speech (including its organs)
Pronunciation midbar
Open grazing land metonymically shifted to wilderness; also designates the mouth as an organ of speech.
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ἔρημος G2048 deserted
Pronunciation érēmos
Barren, isolated place; often theologically significant as space for divine encounter and testing.
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What does מִדְבָּר (midbar) mean in the Bible?

מִדְבָּר · ἔρημος is a Hebrew word meaning "wilderness, desert region".

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Meaning

wilderness, desert region
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