Midbar (מדבר) means wilderness in Hebrew.
It can also mean desert. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
wilderness, desert
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Midbar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חבל ארץ צחיח שבו יורדים משקעים מעטים.
וּמֹשֶׁה הָיָה רֹעֶה אֶת-צֹאן יִתְרוֹ חֹתְנוֹ כֹּהֵן מִדְיָן וַיִּנְהַג אֶת-הַצֹּאן אַחַר הַמִּדְבָּר וַיָּבֹא אֶל-הַר הָאֱלֹהִים חֹרֵבָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Midbar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מִדְבָּר
- Written without vowel points
- מדבר
- Said
- midbar
- Root
- ד־ב־ר
- Pattern
- מִקְטָל
- Plural
- מִדְבָּרִיוֹת או מִדְבָּרוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' מִדְבָּרִיוֹת או מִדְבָּרוֹת
- Gematria
- 246
This is how Midbar is said in other languages.
- English
- wilderness, desert
- Arabic
- صحراء
- Russian
- пустыня
- French
- désert
- Spanish
- desierto
- German
- Wüste
- Yiddish
- מדבר
These words mean nearly the same as Midbar.
- ישימוןwasteland
- ציה
- שממהdesert
- שמה
- חרבה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Midbar.
The word Midbar is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נווה מדבר
- ספינת המדבר
- קול קורא במדבר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Midbar comes from the root ד־ב־ר, like these words.
This is where the word Midbar comes from.
מופיע גם באכדית: 4417", בהוראת - מדבר, ערבה. ובאבלאית מופיעה המילה: dubalu (דֻּבָּלֻ) בהוראת 'מרעה'. בארמית וסורית: דְּבָּרָא ܕܒܪܐ, בהוראת "הנהגה" וגם "מרעה" ( או ), שבמדבר היו רועים את הצאן (השווה; ).
These words come before and after Midbar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Midbar.
What does Midbar (מדבר) mean in Hebrew?
Midbar (מדבר) means wilderness and desert. It is said midbar, with the stress on bar.
What is a synonym for Midbar (מדבר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Midbar (מדבר) are ישימון, ציה, שממה, שמה, and חרבה.
What rhymes with Midbar (מדבר)?
Words that rhyme with Midbar (מדבר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
Is Midbar (מדבר) masculine or feminine?
The word Midbar (מדבר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מִדְבָּרִיוֹת או מִדְבָּרוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מדבר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.