מִדְבָּר
A pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert ; also speech (including its organs)
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What does מִדְבָּר (midbar) mean in the Bible?
מִדְבָּר (midbar) is a Hebrew word meaning "a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert ; also speech (including its organs)". a pasture (i. Echoes exodus setting and covenant testing. This term runs through the canonical themes of Covenant.
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Meaning
Open grazing land metonymically shifted to wilderness; also designates the mouth as an organ of speech.
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) BDB: mouth Usage: desert, south, speech, wilderness.
Why This Word Matters
Echoes exodus setting and covenant testing. Hosea 2:2-13
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