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קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ H6947
H6947 is the Hebrew word קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ, transliterated Qâdêsh Barnêaʻ and said kaw-dashe' bar-nay'-ah. The King James Version most often renders it kadeshbarnea.
What it means
Kadesh-Barnea, a place in the Desert.
Where it comes from
from the same as H6946 (קָדֵשׁ) and an otherwise unused word (apparently compounded of a correspondent to H1251 (בַּר) and a derivative of H5128 (נוּעַ)) meaning desert of a fugitive; Kadesh of (the) Wilderness of Wandering.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Kadeshbarnea.
Verses using קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Numbers 32:8 · KJV
Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.
Numbers 34:4 · KJV
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 Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:
Deuteronomy 2:14 · KJV
And the space in which we came from Kadeshbarnea, 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.
Deuteronomy 9:23 · KJV
Likewise when the LORD sent you from Kadeshbarnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.
Joshua 10:41 · KJV
And Joshua smote them from Kadeshbarnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.
Joshua 14:7 · KJV
Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.
Joshua 15:3 · KJV
And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:
Common questions
What does Strong's H6947 mean?
H6947 is the Hebrew word קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ (Qâdêsh Barnêaʻ), meaning Kadesh-Barnea, a place in the Desert.
How is H6947 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it kadeshbarnea (6 times), you from kadeshbarnea (1 time).
How many times does H6947 appear in the Bible?
קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ (Qâdêsh Barnêaʻ) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6947 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from the same as H6946 (קָדֵשׁ) and an otherwise unused word (apparently compounded of a correspondent to H1251 (בַּר) and a derivative of H5128 (נוּעַ)) meaning desert of a fugitive; Kadesh of (the) Wilderness of Wandering.
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