מִדְבָּר (midbār) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning wilderness. It appears
271 times
in 27 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4057).
Also rendered
midbar
desert
pasture
mouth
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 399l)
Range of meaning (TWOT 399l)wilderness; uninhabited land; large tracts; pasture, desert, speech; south
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מִדְבָרnoun, masculine: wilderness
1.tracts of land, used for the pasturage of flocks and herds
2.uninhabited land
3.large tracts of such land bearing various names, in certain districts of which there might be towns and cities
4.figuratively
Strong's H4057מִדְבָּר: a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) KJV:desert, south, speech, wilderness.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 399: דָבַרdābar — speak; speak with one another, talk; in the day when she may be spoken for; speaking this word; leads, puts to flight, subdues; arrange, subdue; answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise…