Medeva מֵידְבָא
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| מֵידְבָא | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | medeva |
| Strong's number | H4311 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Medeba |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Joshua (2) |
Medeva (Hebrew מֵידְבָא, Strong's H4311) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Medeba”. It occurs 5 times.
Definition
§ Medeba = "water of rest"
a town in Moab assigned to Reuben and located 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Heshbon; still extant
a town in Moab assigned to Reuben and located 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Heshbon; still extant
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | medeba (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | medeba (5) |
Verses
Every verse with Medeva, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Numbers
- Numbers 21:30We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.But we have overthrown them; Heshbon is destroyed as far as Dibon. We demolished them as far as Nophah, which reaches to Medeba.”
Joshua
- Joshua 13:9From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;The area from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon,
- Joshua 13:16And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;The territory from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, to the whole plateau beyond Medeba,
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 19:7So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, as well as the king of Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba while the Ammonites came from their cities and marched out for battle.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 15:2He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).