The meaning of “קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ”
Understanding Qâdêsh Barnêaʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Kadeshbarnea. - § Kadesh-barnea = "holy" - Kadesh-Barnea, a place in the Desert 1) a city in the extreme south of Judah ...
קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ
Kadeshbarnea. - § Kadesh-barnea = "holy" - Kadesh-Barnea, a place in the Desert 1) a city in the extreme south of Judah 1a) same as 'Kedesh' and 'Kadesh'
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 34:4 | “And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadesh–barnea, and shall go on to Hazar–addar, and pass on to Azmon:” Word: קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ (Qâdêsh Barnêaʻ) | |
| Deuteronomy 2:14 | “And the space in which we came from Kadesh–barnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the Lord sware unto them.” Word: קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ (Qâdêsh Barnêaʻ) | |
| Joshua 14:7 | “Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh–barnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.” Word: קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ (Qâdêsh Barnêaʻ) |