Lexical Definition

‎קָדֵשׁ‎ Qâdêsh (kaw-dashe') Kadesh ^N:N--L
the same as ‎קָדֵשׁ‎; sanctuary

Kadesh. Compare ‎קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ‎.

• § Kadesh = "holy"
• Kadesh, a place in the Desert

1) a city in the extreme south of Judah
1a) same as 'Kedesh' and 'Kadesh-barnea'

Extended Information

• same as 'Kedesh' and 'Kadesh-barnea'

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Also see: עֵין מִשְׁפָּט | תַּחְתִּים חׇדְשִׁי

II. ‎קָדֵשׁ‎ proper name, of a location (sacred; but perhaps originally ‎קֶדֶשׁ‎ and pointing artificial to distinguish from ‎׳‎‎ק‎ in N); —

1. Καδης: in south of Judah Gen 16:14 (J), Gen 20:1 (E), in ‎מִדְבַּר פָּארָן‎ Num 13:26 (P), specifically ‎צִן‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Num 20:1; Num 33:36, compare ‎קָדֵשׁ‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Ps 29:8 on western border of Edom Num 20:16 (E), Num 33:37 (P), compare Num 20:14 (E), vNum 20:22 (P), Judg 11:16; Judg 11:17 (hence Rob^{BR ii. 175, 194 sought it at} `Ain Weibeh, in west of Arabah); long adobe of Israel during Exodus. Deut 1:46 ‎׳‎‎מֵי מְרִיבַת ק‎ Num 27:14 (compare Num 20:1-13), Deut 32:51 (P), Ezek 47:19 (read ‎מְרִיבַת‎), Ezek 48:28, compare Deut 33:2 (see ‎קֹדֶשׁ‎ near the end); compare ‎עֵין מִשְׁפָּט‎ Gen 14:7 = ‎בַּרְנֵעַ‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ (meaning of ‎׳‎‎ב‎ unknown; ᵐ5 Kings (τοῦ) βαρνη); — Num 32:8 (J), Deut 1:2; Deut 1:19; Deut 2:14; Deut 9:23; Josh 10:41 (D), Num 34:4; Josh 15:3 (P); — modern ±Ain †adîs (kudais, ), approximately 50 miles south of Beersheba, J.Rowlands (1842) see GWilliams^{Holy City, 464 f.}, and especially HCTrumbull (1881)^{Kadesh Barnea, 238-321}.

2. Hittite capital on the Orontes, north of Damascus, towards Hamath (Egyptian †dš, †dšu, †dše WMM^{As.u.Eur.213 ff.}); — 2Sam 24:6 ᵐ5^L We Dr Kit Bu Löhr, reading ‎אֶרֶץ הַחִתִּים קָדֵ֫שָׁה‎ for ᵑ0 ‎תַּחְתִּים חָדְשִׁי‎ ‎׳‎‎א‎ (‎הַחִתִּים‎ already Hi^{Geschichte. Israel i. 29}; ‎קָדֵ֫שָׁה‎ Th, ‎קֶ֫דְשָׁה‎ Klo, of ‎קֶדֶשׁ‎ in Naphtali); HPS doubts.

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Kadesh-barnea • An important oasis in the Wilderness of Zin

Kadesh (Kadesh-barnea, En-mishpat), an important oasis in the Wilderness of Zin, was a key location during the Israelites' wilderness wanderings.

• A location first mentioned at Num.32.8;
• referred to as Kadesh קָדֵשׁ, or Kedesh קֶדֶשׁ, or Kadesh-barnea (NIV= Kadesh Barnea) קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ, or En-mishpat (NIV= En Mishpat) עֵין מִשְׁפָּט.
  

Kadesh, also known as Kadesh-barnea and En-mishpat, was an important oasis located in the Wilderness of Zin, near the border of Edom (Numbers 20:16). It served as a significant campsite for the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings after the Exodus from Egypt. Kadesh was the place from which Moses sent the twelve spies to explore the land of Canaan (Numbers 13:26; 32:8). It was also the site where Miriam died and was buried (Numbers 20:1) and where Moses and Aaron disobeyed God by striking the rock to bring forth water (Numbers 20:10-13). The Israelites spent a considerable amount of time at Kadesh (Deuteronomy 1:46) before moving on to other locations in the wilderness. Kadesh was known for its spring (En-mishpat, meaning "spring of judgment," Genesis 14:7) and was a strategic location along trade routes. It also marked the southern boundary of the Promised Land (Numbers 34:4; Joshua 15:3). The Bible mentions several events that took place at Kadesh, including the rebellion of Korah (Numbers 16) and the Israelites' refusal to enter the Promised Land, resulting in their forty-year wandering in the wilderness (Numbers 14; Deuteronomy 1:19-46).

All entries for Kadesh or Kadesh-barnea or En-mishpat: קָדֵשׁ ☩ קֶדֶשׁ ☩ קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ ☩ עֵין מִשְׁפָּט