The meaning of “קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה”
Understanding Qibrôwth hat-Taʼă-vâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Kibroth-hattaavah. - § Kibroth-hattaavah = "graves of lust" - Kibroth-hat-Taavh, a place in the Desert 1) a station of I...
קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה
Kibroth-hattaavah. - § Kibroth-hattaavah = "graves of lust" - Kibroth-hat-Taavh, a place in the Desert 1) a station of Israel in the wilderness 3 campsites away from Sinai near the gulf of Akabah
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 11:34 | “And he called the name of that place Kibroth–hattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted.” Word: קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה (Qibrôwth hat-Taʼă-vâh) | |
| Numbers 11:35 | “And the people journeyed from Kibroth–hattaavah unto Hazeroth; and abode at Hazeroth. ” Word: קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה (Qibrôwth hat-Taʼă-vâh) | |
| Numbers 33:16 | “And they removed from the desert of Sinai, and pitched at Kibroth–hattaavah.” Word: קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה (Qibrôwth hat-Taʼă-vâh) | |
| Numbers 33:17 | “And they departed from Kibroth–hattaavah, and encamped at Hazeroth.” Word: קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה (Qibrôwth hat-Taʼă-vâh) | |
| Deuteronomy 9:22 | “And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth–hattaavah, ye provoked the Lord to wrath.” Word: קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה (Qibrôwth hat-Taʼă-vâh) |