מִדְבָּר

midbar

meed-BAHR

wilderness, open country

Where it comes from

Midbar shares its letters with davar, word. Wilderness in scripture is where God speaks — Moses, Elijah, John, and Jesus all heard clearly there. Hosea has God taking a wife into the desert on purpose, in order to speak comfortably to her.

Every place it appears

Strong's H4057. It stands in 257 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. See them →

Hosea 2:14

Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.

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