Lexical Definition

‎נֶגֶב‎ negeb (neh'-gheb) Negeb ^N:N--L
from an unused root meaning to be parched

south (country, side, -ward).

• the south (from its drought)
• specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)

1) south-country, Nekeb, south
1a) south-country
1a1) region of southern Judah, boundaries not specific
1b) south

See Greek: ἔρημος · λίψ · μεσημβρία · νότος

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎נֶ֫גֶב‎ noun [masculine]] south-country, Negeb, south (compare Lag^{BN 78}); — ‎׳‎‎נ‎ absolute Gen 20:1 +; construct Josh 11:2 +; ‎נֶ֫גְבָּה‎ Gen 13:14 +; —

1. south-country, i.e.
a. specifically the region south of Judah, boundaries not exactly defined (see cities in it Josh 15:21-32), but with from hills south of Hebron to Kadesh, ‎׳‎‎אֶרֶץ הַנּ‎ Gen 20:1 (E), Gen 24:62 (J), Num 13:29 (JE), Judg 1:15; Josh 15:19 almost = proper name ‎׳‎‎הַנּ‎, ‎הַנֶּ֫גְבָּה‎, Gen 12:9; Gen 13:1; Num 13:17; Num 13:22; Num 21:1 (all J), Deut 34:3 (JE), Deut 1:7; Josh 10:40; Josh 11:16; Josh 12:8 (all D), Num 33:40; Josh 15:21 (both P), Judg 1:9; 1Sam 20:41 (but read ‎הָאַרְגָּב‎, i.e. the mound ᵐ5 (ἀργαβ) Th We Klo Dr Kit Bu HPS), Jer 13:19; Jer 17:26; Jer 32:44; Jer 33:13; Zech 7:7; Obad 1:20; Ps 126:4 (simile), Ezek 21:3*a (= Judah); ‎׳‎‎נ‎ (no article) Gen 13:3 (J), 1Sam 30:1; Isa 30:6 (compare Di); of particular districts in the Negeb: ‎עֲרָד‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ Judg 1:16 (compare GFM), ‎יהוּדָה‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ etc. 1Sam 27:10 (3 t. in verse) (compare Dr), 1Sam 30:14 (twice in verse); 2Sam 24:7; 2Chr 28:18 see also Zech 14:10 ‎׳‎‎רָמַת נ‎ Josh 19:8, ‎׳‎‎רָמוֺת נ‎ 1Sam 30:27 collective with plural verb = people of south-land Obad 1:19.
b. land south of Babylon Isa 21:1 (compare Di).
c. = Egypt Dan 11:5; Dan 11:6; Dan 11:9; Dan 11:14; Dan 11:15; Dan 11:25 (twice in verse); Dan 11:29; Dan 11:40 (see Meinh Bev Behrm, compare vDan 11:43).

2. hence south (opposed to north, east, west) Gen 13:14; Gen 28:14 (both J), Josh 17:10 (P), 1Kgs 7:25 = 2Chr 4:4; 1Chr 9:24; 1Chr 26:15; 1Chr 26:17 (compare v1Chr 26:14 v1Chr 26:16 v1Chr 26:18), Ezek 21:3*b; Ezek 21:9*; Dan 8:4; Dan 8:9, further 1Kgs 7:39; Zech 14:4 ‎פְּאַת‎ ‎נֶ֫גְבָּה תֵּימָ֫נָה‎ Exod 26:18, compare Exod 27:9; Exod 36:23; Exod 38:9; Exod 40:24 (of south side of tabernacle); ‎׳‎‎שַׁ֫עַר נ‎ Ezek 46:9 (twice in verse); ‎׳‎‎פְּאַת נ‎ south side or border Num 34:3; Num 35:5; Josh 18:15 (all P), Ezek 47:19, cf vEzek 47:19; Ezek 48:16; Ezek 48:28; Ezek 48:33 ‎׳‎‎גְּבוּל נ‎ south boundary Num 34:3; Josh 15:2; Josh 15:4; Josh 18:19 (all P), compare ‎מִנֶּ֫גֶב לְ‎ (‎הַגְּבוּל‎) on the south of Num 34:4 (twice in verse); Josh 15:3 (‎לְ‎ ‎׳‎‎אֶלמִֿנּ‎), vJosh 15:3 vJosh 15:7; Josh 18:3 (all P), Judg 21:19 ‎׳‎‎מִנּ‎ absolute on the south Josh 18:5 (JE), Josh 19:34 (P), 1Sam 14:5; Ezek 40:2 ‎׳‎‎כֶּ֫תֶף הַיְבוּסִי מִנּ‎ Josh 15:8, compare Josh 18:13; Josh 18:16 (all P); ‎נֶ֫גְבָּה‎ Josh 15:1; Josh 15:2; Josh 18:14 (twice in verse); Josh 18:19 (all P), 2Chr 4:10; Ezek 21:2* (Co; HCT ‎נגב‎) Ezek 48:10; Ezek 48:17 ‎נֶ֫גְבָּה לְ‎ Josh 17:9 (P). — For ‎בִּנְּרוֺת‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ Josh 11:2 read ‎נֶגֶד‎ (ᵐ5 Di).

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