Lexical Summary yeshimon: Desert, wasteland, wilderness Original Word: יְשִׁימוֹן Strong's Exhaustive Concordance desert, Jeshimon, solitary, wilderness From yasham; a desolation -- desert, Jeshimon, solitary, wilderness. see HEBREW yasham NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom yasham Definition waste, wilderness NASB Translation desert (4), desert region (1), Jeshimon (4), wasteland (2), wilderness (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs יְשִׁימוֺן noun masculine waste, wilderness; — absolute יְשִׁימוֺן 1 Samuel 23:19 5t.; יְשִׁימֹן Numbers 21:20 3t.; יְשִׁמוֺן Isaiah 43:19; יְשִׁמֹן Deuteronomy 32:10; construct יְשִׁימוֺן Psalm 107:4; — waste, wilderness: a. with article, almost proper name Numbers 21:20 (commanded by Pisgah), Numbers 23:28 (by Pe`or; both J E), frequented by David as an outlaw 1 Samuel 23:19,24; 1 Samuel 26:1,3. Probably some part of the wilderness of Judah, bordering on Dead Sea (ConderTent work, ch. 15; BuhlGeogr. § 61); according to others, at least in Numbers (see Di), part of the `Arábah, northeast of the Dead Sea (in which was בֵּית הַיְשִׁימֹת Numbers 33:49 and elsewhere) b. without article, a waste or wilderness (only in poetry), of scene of Israel's wanderings (after the Exodus), ׳בְּתֹהוּ יְלֵל יְשׁ Deuteronomy 32:10 ("" בְּאֶרֶץ מִדְבָּר), Psalm 68:8; Psalm 78:40; Psalm 106:14; with reference to returning exiles Isaiah 43:19,20; דֶּרֶךְ ׳י Psalm 107:4 waste of a way ( = desert way). Topical Lexicon Name and Concept Yeshimon designates an uninhabited wilderness or desolate waste. It evokes a landscape stripped of human support systems and entirely dependent upon God’s sustaining hand. Geographical Setting Most Old Testament occurrences point to the rugged, chalky badlands east and south of the central Judaean range, stretching toward the Dead Sea and the Arabah. Here the sparse vegetation, hidden wadis, and sheer cliffs produced both seclusion for fugitives and strategic vantage points for watchmen. The “Desert of Ziph” (1 Samuel 23:19) and the heights of Pisgah and Peor (Numbers 21:20; 23:28) overlook this bleak expanse. Key Occurrences and Narrative Contexts • Numbers 21:20; 23:28 – Balak positions Balaam on peaks commanding a view of the “wasteland,” hoping a curse might stick when hurled across so forbidding a panorama. Instead, unlooked-for blessing flows, proving that God’s purposes outstrip human machinations. Theological Themes 1. Dependence: Yeshimon strips away self-reliance, underscoring that “man does not live on bread alone.” Lessons for Ministry • Do not despise seasons of apparent barrenness; they may be God’s appointed classroom. Messianic and New Testament Echoes John the Baptist appears “in the wilderness,” preparing the way (Matthew 3:1-3), a deliberate resonance with Isaiah 40 and 43. Jesus is then “led by the Spirit into the wilderness” (Matthew 4:1), entering Yeshimon to succeed where Israel failed. Paul later declares that the Rock who followed Israel was Christ (1 Corinthians 10:4), binding the wilderness saga to the gospel itself. Devotional Application When life’s landscape feels like Yeshimon—dry, trackless, and lonely—remember the covenant God who “found” His people there, guarded them “as the apple of His eye” (Deuteronomy 32:10), and still pledges to “make a way in the wilderness.” Trust Him to transform waste into witness, ashes into beauty, and silence into songs of deliverance. Forms and Transliterations בִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ן בִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃ בִּֽישִׁמ֖וֹן בִּישִׁימ֣וֹן בִֽישִׁימ֣וֹן בישימון בישימון׃ בישימן בישמון הַיְשִׁימֹ֖ן הַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ הַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃ הישימון׃ הישימן הישימן׃ יְשִׁמֹ֑ן ישמן bî·ši·mō·wn bî·šî·mō·wn ḇî·šî·mō·wn bî·šî·mōn BishiMon bîšîmōn bîšimōwn bîšîmōwn ḇîšîmōwn hay·šî·mō·wn hay·šî·mōn hayshiMon hayšîmōn hayšîmōwn vishiMon yə·ši·mōn yeshiMon yəšimōnLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Numbers 21:20 HEB: עַל־ פְּנֵ֥י הַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ פ NAS: which overlooks the wasteland. KJV: which looketh toward Jeshimon. INT: and toward the wasteland Numbers 23:28 Deuteronomy 32:10 1 Samuel 23:19 1 Samuel 23:24 1 Samuel 26:1 1 Samuel 26:3 Psalm 68:7 Psalm 78:40 Psalm 106:14 Psalm 107:4 Isaiah 43:19 Isaiah 43:20 13 Occurrences |
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