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Strong's H6947 קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ (qadeshbarnea)

Qadeshbarnea means “Kadeshbarnea” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H6947
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 10
Books 3

Strong's H6947 Quick Answer

Strong's H6947 קָדֵשׁ בַּרנֵַע is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Qadesh Barnea` (kaw-dashe' bar-nay'-ah) n/l. 1. Kadesh of (the) Wilderness of Wandering 2. Kadesh-Barnea, a place in the Desert It has 10 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include kadeshbarnea and wilderness. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Qadesh Barnea` (kaw-dashe' bar-nay'-ah) n/l. 1. Kadesh of (the) Wilderness of Wandering 2. Kadesh-Barnea, a place in the Desert
Usage
10 linked usages
Books
3 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
kadeshbarnea and wilderness

Meaning and Definition

Qadesh Barnea` (kaw-dashe' bar-nay'-ah) n/l. 1. Kadesh of (the) Wilderness of Wandering 2. Kadesh-Barnea, a place in the Desert [from the same as H6946 and an otherwise unused word (apparently compounded of a correspondent to H1251 and a derivative of H5128) meaning desert of a fugitive] KJV: Kadesh-barnea. Root(s): H6946, H1251, H5128

Original Word
קָדֵשׁ בַּרנֵַע
Derivation
Root: נוע First root strongs: 6946 Second root strongs: 1251 Third root strongs: 5128
Morphology
Name/l.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6947. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Kadesh-barnea

Usage: Kadesh-barnea = "holy" a city in the extreme south of Judah same as 'Kedesh' and 'Kadesh' Another name of qa.desh (קָדֵשׁ "Kadesh" H6946G)

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How Strong's H6947 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Strong's H6947, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Kadeshbarnea Numbers 32:8 wilderness Deuteronomy 1:19

How Strong's H6947 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 10 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6947 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H6947 in the Old Testament

10 indexed usages in Old Testament.

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 1:2 KJV

(There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)

Usage Excerpts

First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6947.

Numbers 32:8 Old Testament, KJV
Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.
Numbers 34:4 Old Testament, 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 1:2 Old Testament, KJV
(There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)
Deuteronomy 1:19 Old Testament, KJV
And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadeshbarnea.
Deuteronomy 2:14 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
And Joshua smote them from Kadeshbarnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.
Joshua 14:6 Old Testament, KJV
Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadeshbarnea.
Joshua 14:7 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6947, grouped by book.

Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 4 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 4 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H6947 FAQ

What does qadeshbarnea (קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ) mean?

Qadeshbarnea (Strong's H6947) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Kadeshbarnea". Qadesh Barnea` (kaw-dashe' bar-nay'-ah) n/l. 1. Kadesh of (the) Wilderness of Wandering 2. Kadesh-Barnea, a place in the Desert

How many times is qadeshbarnea (קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's H6947 across 3 books.

Where can I study qadeshbarnea (קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6947 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate qadeshbarnea (קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as kadeshbarnea and wilderness. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.