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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So that place was called Taberah, because fire from the LORD had burned among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />After that, the area was known as Taberah (which means “the place of burning”), because fire from the LORD had burned among them there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So he called the name of the place Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So that place was named Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So the name of that place was called Taberah because the fire of Yahweh burned among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He named that place Taberah (the place of burning), because the fire of the LORD burned among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So that place was named Taberah, because the LORD’s fire had blazed among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So that place was named Taberah, because the LORD&#8217s fire had blazed among them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of Jehovah burnt among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They named the place "Burning," because in his anger the LORD had set their camp on fire. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the name of that place was called Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />That place was called Taberah [Fire] because fire from the LORD burned among them there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So the place was named Taberah, because there the fire of the LORD burned among them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He then named that place Taberah, because the LORD's fire had incinerated some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So he called the name of that place Taberah because there the fire of the LORD burned among them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The name of that place was called Taberah, because the LORD's fire burnt among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he called the name of the place Taberah; because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The name of that place was called Taberah, because Yahweh’s fire burned among them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he calls the name of that place Taberah, for the fire of YHWH has “burned” among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he calleth the name of that place Taberah, for the fire of Jehovah hath 'burned' among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will call the name of that place Taberah, for the fire of Jehovah burnt among them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he called the name of that place, The burning: for that the fire of the Lord had been kindled against them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he called the name of that place, ‘The Burning,’ because the fire of the Lord had burned against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Hence that place was called Taberah, because there the fire of the LORD burned among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burned against them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he called the name of that place Yakdana (a burning), because the fire of the LORD burned among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he called the name of that region “The Burning”, because the fire of LORD JEHOVAH burned among them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the name of that place was called Burning; for a fire was kindled among them from the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/11-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=3535" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/11.htm">The Complaints of the People</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>And the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">So that</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: ham·mā·qō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">place</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">was called</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šêm- (N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8404.htm" title="8404: taḇ·‘ê·rāh (N-proper-fs) -- Burning, a place in the desert. From ba'ar; burning; Taberah, a place in the Desert.">Taberah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-csc) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">the fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1197.htm" title="1197: ḇā·‘ă·rāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To kindle, consume, to be, brutish. A primitive root; to kindle, i.e. Consume; also to be(-come) brutish.">had burned</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇām (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">among them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-22.htm">Exodus 15:22-25</a></span><br />Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water. / And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.) / So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/17-1.htm">Exodus 17:1-7</a></span><br />Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. / So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?” / But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt—to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-22.htm">Deuteronomy 9:22</a></span><br />You continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-18.htm">Psalm 78:18-22</a></span><br />They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved. / They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness? / When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-13.htm">Psalm 106:13-15</a></span><br />Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel. / They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert. / So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-11</a></span><br />I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. / They all ate the same spiritual food ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7-11</a></span><br />Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-2.htm">Exodus 16:2-3</a></span><br />And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. / “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">Deuteronomy 1:34-36</a></span><br />When the LORD heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath, saying, / “Not one of the men of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your fathers, / except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/95-8.htm">Psalm 95:8-11</a></span><br />do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work. / For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-6.htm">1 Corinthians 10:6</a></span><br />These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">Hebrews 4:1-2</a></span><br />Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it. / For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-9.htm">Exodus 32:9-10</a></span><br />The LORD also said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people. / Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-19.htm">Deuteronomy 32:19-20</a></span><br />When the LORD saw this, He rejected them, provoked to anger by His sons and daughters. / He said: “I will hide My face from them; I will see what will be their end. For they are a perverse generation—children of unfaithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-40.htm">Psalm 78:40-41</a></span><br />How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert! / Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.</p><p class="hdg">Taberah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/9-22.htm">Deuteronomy 9:22</a></b></br> And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-22.htm">Taberah</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-22.htm">Tab'erah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/11-33.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/numbers/12-9.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/numbers/15-3.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-22.htm">Taberah</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-22.htm">Tab'erah</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">The burning at Taberah quenched by Moses' prayer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">The people crave meat, and loathe manna</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-10.htm">Moses complains of his charge</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-16.htm">God promises to divide his burden unto seventy elders, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-18.htm">and to give the people meat for a month</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-21.htm">Moses' faith is staggered</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-31.htm">Quails are given in wrath at Kibroth Hattaavah</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So that place was called Taberah</b><br>The naming of places in the Old Testament often reflects significant events or divine encounters. "Taberah" means "burning" in Hebrew, indicating the severity of the event that occurred there. Naming places served as a memorial for the Israelites, reminding them of God's actions and their own responses. This practice is seen throughout the Pentateuch, such as in <a href="/genesis/28-19.htm">Genesis 28:19</a>, where Jacob names Bethel after his vision of the ladder. The naming of Taberah highlights the importance of remembering both God's judgment and mercy.<p><b>because the fire of the LORD</b><br>The "fire of the LORD" signifies divine judgment and presence. Fire is a recurring symbol of God's holiness and power, as seen in <a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Exodus 3:2</a> with the burning bush and in <a href="/exodus/19-18.htm">Exodus 19:18</a> at Mount Sinai. It represents purification and judgment, as in <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a>, where God is described as a refiner's fire. The fire at Taberah serves as a warning against disobedience and a reminder of God's holiness, which demands reverence and obedience from His people.<p><b>had burned among them</b><br>The burning among the Israelites was a direct response to their complaints and rebellion against God. This event is part of a pattern of Israel's disobedience and God's discipline throughout their wilderness journey. It reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where blessings follow obedience and curses follow disobedience, as outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>. The burning also prefigures the ultimate judgment and purification that Christ brings, as He baptizes with the Holy Spirit and fire (<a href="/matthew/3-11.htm">Matthew 3:11</a>). This incident underscores the seriousness of sin and the need for repentance and faithfulness to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/taberah.htm">Taberah</a></b><br>This is the place where the Israelites experienced the burning wrath of God due to their complaints. The name "Taberah" means "burning" in Hebrew, signifying the divine judgment that occurred there.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were journeying from Egypt to the Promised Land. They frequently complained about their circumstances, which led to God's anger.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who demonstrated His holiness and justice by sending fire as a response to the people's complaints.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who often interceded on behalf of the people when they faced God's judgment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fire_of_the_lord.htm">The Fire of the LORD</a></b><br>A manifestation of God's judgment and holiness, which consumed the outskirts of the camp as a response to the people's discontent.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_complaining.htm">The Consequences of Complaining</a></b><br>Complaining against God reflects a lack of trust in His provision and plan. The Israelites' complaints led to severe consequences, reminding us to cultivate gratitude and trust in God's sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a></b><br>God's response with fire at Taberah underscores His holiness and intolerance of sin. We must approach God with reverence and recognize the seriousness of sin in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intercession_and_leadership.htm">Intercession and Leadership</a></b><br>Moses' role as an intercessor highlights the importance of godly leadership and prayer. Leaders today are called to intercede for those they lead, seeking God's mercy and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_the_past.htm">Learning from the Past</a></b><br>The events at Taberah serve as a warning and lesson for believers today. We are encouraged to learn from the past mistakes of the Israelites and strive for obedience and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_a_heave_offering.htm">What is the meaning of a heave offering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_god's_seven_spirits.htm">What are God's seven spirits?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_change_his_decision_in_amos.htm">Amos 7:3, 6 - If God is 'unchanging,' why does He appear to change His decision in answer to Amos's plea?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_exceed_120_years_in_genesis_11_12-16.htm">Why did people live longer than 120 years after God set the limit in Genesis 6:3, as seen in Genesis 11:12-16?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Taberah</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., burning, </span>a word cognate to the verb which is rendered <span class= "ital">burnt </span>in <a href="/numbers/11-1.htm" title="And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.">Numbers 11:1</a> and in this verse.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">and he called the name of the place</span> Taberah. Or Taberah (<span class="hebrew">תַּבְעֵרָה</span>). This name does not occur in the list of stations in chapter 33, which mentions nothing between Sinai and Kibroth-Hattaavah. It would seem probable, however, that the conflagration occurred while Israel was encamped, or else there could hardly have been a burning "in the end of the camp." We may therefore suppose either that Tabeerah was some spot in the immediate neighbourhood of Sinai whither the people gathered for their first long march; or that it was one of the halting-places on the "three days' journey" not mentioned in the list, because that journey was considered as all one; or that it was the same place afterwards called Kibroth-Hatta-avah. There is nothing in the narrative to decide a question which is in itself unimportant. It is necessary to remember that where the ancient and local names derived from marked natural features were not available, such names as Tabeerah given to the halting-places of so vast a host must have had a very loose significance. <p> CHAPTER 11:4-35 KIBROTH HATTAAVAH (verses 4-35). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/11-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So that</span><br /><span class="heb">הַה֖וּא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">place</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמָּק֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mā·qō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was called</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרָ֛א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Taberah,</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּבְעֵרָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(taḇ·‘ê·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8404.htm">Strong's 8404: </a> </span><span class="str2">Taberah -- 'burning', a place in the desert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the fire</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had burned</span><br /><span class="heb">בָעֲרָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·‘ă·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1197.htm">Strong's 1197: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kindle, consume, to be, brutish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among them.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḇām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/11-3.htm">Numbers 11:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/11-3.htm">Numbers 11:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/11-3.htm">Numbers 11:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/11-3.htm">Numbers 11:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/11-3.htm">Numbers 11:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/11-3.htm">Numbers 11:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/11-3.htm">Numbers 11:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/11-3.htm">Numbers 11:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/11-3.htm">Numbers 11:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/11-3.htm">Numbers 11:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/11-3.htm">OT Law: Numbers 11:3 The name of that place was called (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/11-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 11:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 11:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/11-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 11:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 11:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>