Medeba — the meaning of the Hebrew name מֵידְבָא

מֵידְבָא

Mêydᵉbâʼ · pronounced may-deb-aw' · Strong's H4311 · a place

Medeba means water of quiet.

Built from

מַיִם mayim (from, H4325) — water open in the lexicon ›

דֹּבֶא dôbeʼ (and, H1679) — quiet open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H4325 and H1679; water of quiet; Medeba, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Num 21:30 We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba. (KJV)

Every verse that names Medeba

5 occurrences in 5 verses — Numbers, Joshua, 1 Chronicles, Isaiah

Num 21:30Josh 13:9Josh 13:161Chr 19:7Isa 15:2

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