Kadeshbarnea — the meaning of the Hebrew name קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ

קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ

Qâdêsh Barnêaʻ · pronounced kaw-dashe' bar-nay'-ah · Strong's H6947 · a place

Kadeshbarnea means Kadesh of (the) Wilderness of Wandering.

Built from

קָדֵשׁ Qâdêsh (the same as, H6946) — sanctuary open in the lexicon ›

בַּר bar (a correspondent to, H1251) — a field open in the lexicon ›

נוּעַ nûwaʻ (a derivative of, H5128) — to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from the same as H6946 and an otherwise unused word (apparently compounded of a correspondent to H1251 and a derivative of H5128) meaning desert of a fugitive; Kadesh of (the) Wilderness of Wandering; Kadesh-Barnea, a place in the Desert.

First appearance

Num 32:8 Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh–barnea to see the land. (KJV)

Every verse that names Kadeshbarnea

10 occurrences in 10 verses — Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua

Num 32:8Num 34:4Deut 1:2Deut 1:19Deut 2:14Deut 9:23Josh 10:41Josh 14:6Josh 14:7Josh 15:3

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