qa.desh bar.ne.a is a proper place-name marking a destination, point of departure, and boundary location in Scripture.

The term is consistently a proper place-name: the verses locate journeys to or from it, recall events sent from it, and mark an extent or boundary passing by it.

1. A named geographic location · dominant

   The noun is marked Proper in every occurrence. In Deuteronomy 1:2 and Deuteronomy 1:19, the APB renders travel to the location; in Deuteronomy 9:23 and Numbers 32:8, it renders people being sent from it. Joshua 15:3 and Numbers 34:4 place it within descriptions of a border route, while Joshua 10:41 gives it as one end of Joshua's striking campaign.

   Deuteronomy 1:2Deuteronomy 1:19Deuteronomy 9:23Numbers 32:8Joshua 15:3Numbers 34:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the proper name as “Kadesh-barnea,” whether the verse describes travel to it, departure from it, or a boundary passing by it. These surrounding English relations identify the verse-level setting rather than separate translations of the term.