Lexical Definition

‎נְצִיב‎ Nᵉtsîyb (nets-eeb') Nezib ^N:N--L
the same as ‎נְצִיב‎; station

Nezib.

• § Nezib = "garrison" or "pillar"
• Netsib, a place in Palestine

1) a city in the lowlands of Judah on the border of Philistia

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎נְצִיב‎ proper name, of a location in Judah on border of Philistines Josh 15:43 ᵐ5 Νασειβ, A ᵐ5^L Νες(ε)ιβ; see also Lag BN:95 ANM. *; modern Beit Naƒîb, approximately 8 miles northwest of Hebron Buhl^{Geogr. 193}.

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Nezib • A town in the Judean lowlands

Nezib was a town allotted to the tribe of Judah in the lowland region.

• A location only mentioned at Jos.15.43;
• only referred to as Nezib נְצִיב.
  

Nezib was a town in the Judean lowlands (Shephelah) that was allotted to the tribe of Judah during the division of the land under Joshua (Josh. 15:43). It is mentioned only once in the Bible, along with other towns in the Shephelah, such as Libnah, Ether, and Ashan. The exact location of Nezib is unknown, but it was likely situated in the western foothills of Judah, between the coastal plain and the Judean mountains.

All entries for Nezib: נְצִיב