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mēdᵊvāʾ מֵידְבָא ‘Medeba’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from may מַי ‘water’ and dōveʾ דֹּ֫בֶא ‘strength’
Roots: מים דובא

mēdᵊvāʾ pr n loc
Medeba = "water of rest"
1) a town in Moab assigned to Reuben and located 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Heshbon; still extant

Mentioned in Numbers 21:30 Joshua 13:9, 13:16 Isaiah 15:2 1 Chronicles 19:7

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