מִ/קָּדֵ֣שׁ
𐤌/𐤒𐤃𐤔
Qadesh Barenea
from Kadesh
A prominent oasis located in the northwestern Negev desert, serving as a significant encampment site for the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings. The name combines Qadesh, likely reflecting either an association with sacredness or the proper name of a locality, and Barnea, whose meaning is uncertain but possibly hints at wandering or nomadic movement. Kadesh-Barnea functions as both a geographical designation and a locus of important narrative events, including disputes, divine commands, and turning points in the accounts of numbers and Deuteronomy.
Deuteronomy 2:14 · Word #4
Lexicon H6947
| Lemma | קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤒𐤃𐤔 𐤁𐤓𐤍𐤏 |
| Transliteration | Qadesh Barenea |
| Strong's | H6947 |
| Definition | A prominent oasis located in the northwestern Negev desert, serving as a significant encampment site for the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings. The name combines Qadesh, likely reflecting either an association with sacredness or the proper name of a locality, and Barnea, whose meaning is uncertain but possibly hints at wandering or nomadic movement. Kadesh-Barnea functions as both a geographical designation and a locus of important narrative events, including disputes, divine commands, and turning points in the accounts of numbers and Deuteronomy. |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | from Kadesh |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6947-04
from Qadesh-Barnea
| Morphological Notes | Preposition מִן ("from") + proper noun, feminine singular place name (Qadesh-Barnea). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the preposition מִן ("from") prefixed to the proper place name Qadesh (short for Qadesh-Barnea). The rendering preserves the prepositional prefix and retains the toponym, which derives from the root קדשׁ but functions here as a fixed geographical name. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
from Qadesh Barenea
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Qadesh-Barnea |