H5880 H5880
En-Mishpat, another name for Kadesh-Barnea meaning 'spring of judgment'
En-Mishpat is an alternative designation for the crucial wilderness location Kadesh-Barnea. The name means 'spring of judgment' or 'fountain of justice,' possibly reflecting significant legal or judicial events that occurred there. The Septuagint translates it literally as 'the spring of judgment.' This identification helps connect various wilderness narratives, as Kadesh-Barnea was central to Israel's forty-year journey and featured prominently in episodes involving Moses' leadership and divine judgment.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The ancient name for Kadesh-Barnea mentioned in Genesis 14:7 during the account of the kings' campaign. All major translations preserve this as 'En-Mishpat' (English, Spanish, French, German all maintain the proper name form), recognizing it as the same location that would later become famous in Israel's wilderness experience. The 'judgment' component of the name may foreshadow the place's association with divine decisions and covenant testing. 1×
AR["عَيْنِ-مِشْفَاطَ"]·ben["এন-মিশপট"]·DE["En-Mischpat"]·EN["En-Mishpat"]·FR["En-Mishpat"]·heb["עין משפט"]·HI["एन-मिशपत"]·ID["En-Mispat"]·IT["En-Mishpat"]·jav["Èn-Mispat"]·KO["엔-미스백"]·PT["En-Mishpat"]·RU["Эн-Мишпату"]·ES["En-Mispat"]·SW["En-Mishpati"]·TR["Eyn-Mişpat'a"]·urd["عین-مشفاط"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† עֵין מִשְׁפָּט n.pr.loc. Gn 14:7 = (בַּרְנֵעַ) קָדֵשׁ q.v. (𝔊 τὴν πηγὴν τὴν κρίσεως; on signif. of name cf. RSSem i. 165, 2nd ed. 181).