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  • From: <tladatsi AT charter.net>
  • To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] MDBR vs. YSYMWN
  • Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 21:29:50 +0000

Hello,

I have a question. Is there a difference in meaning
between MDBR (Midbar) and YSYMWN (Yeshimon)? At least one
lexicon indicates that MDBR is a savannah / grasslands
suitable for grazing while while YSYMWN is a desolate
desert. However, in practice the two seem to be used
interchangeably (Obviously, there is a town named Yeshimon
in Judea but let's ignore that for this discussion). They
are both often used to describe the same location (e.g.
Sinai) and have been translated into English using the same
words (wilderness, wasteland, desert). How much overlap in
their semantic domaine is there between these two words?

Jack Tladatsi




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