Strong H6914קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה

Kibroth-hattaavah

Transliteration
qibrôth hatta'ăvâh
Pronunciation
kib-roth' hat-tah-av-aw'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

From the feminine plural of H6913 and H8378 with the article inteposed;
graves of the longing;
Kibroth hat {Taavh} a place in the Desert: - Kibroth-hattaavah.

Meaning of the name

Kibroth-hattaavah = "graves of lust"

Detailed definition

Kibroth-hattaavah, meaning "graves of craving," was a place where the Israelites complained about the lack of meat and were punished with a plague (Numbers 11:34-35; 33:16-17; Deuteronomy 9:22).

In the biblical story

Kibroth-hattaavah

A place where the Israelites complained and were punished

Kibroth-hattaavah, meaning "graves of craving," was a place where the Israelites complained about the lack of meat and were punished with a plague (Numbers 11:34-35; 33:16-17; Deuteronomy 9:22).

In the Bible

Strong H6914 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • hattaavah5

First verses

  1. Numbers 11:34
    And he called the name of that place Kibroth–hattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted.
  2. Numbers 11:35
    And the people journeyed from Kibroth–hattaavah unto Hazeroth; and abode at Hazeroth.
  3. Numbers 33:16
    And they removed from the desert of Sinai, and pitched at Kibroth–hattaavah.
  4. Numbers 33:17
    And they departed from Kibroth–hattaavah, and encamped at Hazeroth.
  5. Deuteronomy 9:22
    And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth–hattaavah, ye provoked the Lord to wrath.
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