wilderness
mid.bar denotes a wilderness region, whether a named area, a route, or the setting of travel, refuge, and hardship.
The term denotes a wilderness region: a geographic area named in routes and locations, inhabited or crossed by people, and sometimes portrayed as a difficult setting marked by thirst, dangerous creatures, or isolation.
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Wilderness region or outlying terrain · dominant
The singular noun identifies a geographic setting in both absolute and construct forms: in Deuteronomy 1:19 the APB renders Israel's route through a "great and fearsome wilderness," while 1 Samuel 23:14 places David in wilderness strongholds and in the wilderness of Ziph. Construct uses name particular areas, as in 1 Kings 19:15, "the wilderness of Damascus," and 2 Chronicles 20:20, "the wilderness of Tekoa"; other clauses place livestock, buildings, or hungry travelers there in 2 Chronicles 26:10 and 2 Samuel 17:29.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with "wilderness," including named expressions such as "wilderness of Ziph" and "wilderness of Tekoa." Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, its phrasing confirms the regional setting without establishing a separate English equivalent in every clause.