מִ/מִּדְבַּ֣ר
𐤌/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓
mimidebar
from the wilderness
from דָבַר in the sense of driving; a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs); desert, south, speech, wilderness.
Numbers 33:16 · Word #2
Lexicon H4057
| Lemma | מִדְבָּר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 |
| Transliteration | midbâr |
| Strong's | H4057 |
| In-context | from the wilderness |
Morphology HR/Ncmsc
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 | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H4057-12
from the pasture-wilderness of
| Root | דבר (d-b-r) |
| Core Meanings | to drive, to lead, to order, to speak |
| Semantic Range | pastureland, open range, steppe, desert, wilderness, uninhabited region |
| Conceptual Significance | The midbār is the liminal space of Israel’s testing, dependence, and divine encounter—where flocks are driven and where YHWH drives, leads, and forms His people. It represents both desolation and divine provision, a place of judgment, revelation, and covenant shaping. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition מִן ("from") prefixed to a masculine singular construct noun (Ncmsc). The doubled מ reflects assimilation of the nun in מִן. The construct form links the noun to a following genitive. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מִדְבָּר (midbār) derives from the root דבר in the sense of driving or leading livestock, referring to open grazing land that becomes synonymous with wilderness. The form is masculine singular construct with the prefixed preposition מִן ("from"), so the rendering preserves the singular noun and the construct relationship by including "of." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root דבר (to drive, to lead, to order, to speak)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1696-01 |
adaber | I will declare |
H1696-02 |
adaberah | Let me speak forth |
H1697-01 |
badavar | in the word |
Word Usage (271 occurrences of H4057)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 14:6 | הַ/מִּדְבָּֽר | hamidebar | the wilderness |
| Genesis 16:7 | בַּ/מִּדְבָּ֑ר | bamidebar | in the wilderness |
| Genesis 21:14 | בְּ/מִדְבַּ֖ר | bemidebar | in the wilderness |