- Original: מידבא - Transliteration: meyd@ba' - Phonetic: may-deb-aw' - Definition: medeba = water of rest 1. a town in Moab assigned to Reuben and located 4 miles (6 km) southwest of heshbon; still extant - Origin: from H4325 and H1679 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location - Strong's: From H4325 and H1679 ; water of quiet; Medeba a place in Palestine. Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • Medeba, 5 Numbers 21:30; Joshua 13:9; Joshua 13:16; 1 Chronicles 19:7; Isaiah 15:2