נֶגֶב
negeb · neh'-gheb
the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to be parched;
the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
- the south (from its drought)
- specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: south (country, side, -ward).
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to carry, to lift up › the house, what is within
The seed, life continuing that works to carry, to lift up of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נֶגֶב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
112 occurrences · 112 OT · 0 NT · 63 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of the south20 · 22%
- southward13 · 14%
- toward the south5 · 6%
- in the south5 · 6%
- on the south5 · 6%
- the south5 · 6%
- from the south4 · 4%
- and the south4 · 4%
- at the south3 · 3%
- and southward2 · 2%
- for the south2 · 2%
- and on the south2 · 2%
- and in the south2 · 2%
- and of the south2 · 2%
- south2 · 2%
- on the south side2 · 2%
- me a south2 · 2%
- and against the south2 · 2%
- and toward the south2 · 2%
- with him, into the south1 · 1%
- from thence toward the south1 · 1%
- and to the south1 · 1%
- this way southward1 · 1%
- by the south1 · 1%
- then your south1 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.