הַ/מִּדְבָּ֑ר
𐤄/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓
midbâr
the wilderness
An uninhabited or sparsely inhabited region characterized by open space, wildness, and a lack of settled agriculture; most commonly, a steppe, wilderness, or desert, understood in the context of the ancient southern Levant not primarily as barren sand, but as pastureland suitable for seasonal grazing. In some contexts, 'midbâr' may refer more broadly to any non-cultivated open country or wild territory. Rarely, it occurs in the sense of a place of retreat or isolation.
mufinda "forest" (Pende) · mfinda "countryside" (Mbala) · mfinda "bush" (Suku) +6 moreExodus 16:10 · Word #11
Lexicon H4057
| Lemma | מִדְבָּר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 |
| Transliteration | midbâr |
| Strong's | H4057 |
| Definition | An uninhabited or sparsely inhabited region characterized by open space, wildness, and a lack of settled agriculture; most commonly, a steppe, wilderness, or desert, understood in the context of the ancient southern Levant not primarily as barren sand, but as pastureland suitable for seasonal grazing. In some contexts, 'midbâr' may refer more broadly to any non-cultivated open country or wild territory. Rarely, it occurs in the sense of a place of retreat or isolation. |
Morphology HTd/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the wilderness |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4057-03
the grazing steppe
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common masculine singular absolute with definite article (הַ). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מִדְבָּר, formed with the prefixed מ־ indicating place, denotes a location associated with leading or driving flocks—hence open grazing land. The definite article הַ marks it as specific: "the grazing steppe." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the wilderness
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'the grazing steppe' is lexically grounded but in this context the standard and more widely understood rendering is 'the wilderness.' |
Bantu Hebrew
הַ/מִּדְבָּ֑ר (midbâr) — An uninhabited or sparsely inhabited region characterized by open space, wildness, and a lack of settled agriculture; most commonly, a steppe, wilderness, or desert, understood in the context of the ancient southern Levant not primarily as barren sand, but as pastureland suitable for seasonal grazing. In some contexts, 'midbâr' may refer more broadly to any non-cultivated open country or wild territory. Rarely, it occurs in the sense of a place of retreat or isolation.