Quick Definition
Negeb
Biblical Persons & Places
Negeb
Negeb
A location first mentioned at Gen.12.9;
referred to as Negeb or Negeb (KJV, NIV= "south") or "south" (NIV= Negev) (נֶ֫גֶב).
Strong's Definition
negeb neh'-gheb 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): - south (country, side, -ward). LXX related word(s) G2048 eremos G3047 lips G3314 mesembria G3558 notos
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to be parched;
KJV Usage: south (country, side, -ward).
TWOT Reference: 1288a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) south-country, Nekeb, south
1a) south-country
1a1) region of southern Judah, boundaries not specific
1b) south
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
region of southern Judah
Also named: ne.gev (נֶ֫גֶב "south" H5045H)
This name means south-country
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
נֶגֶב
negeb
BDB Definition:
1) south-country, Nekeb, south
1a) south-country
1a1) region of southern Judah, boundaries not specific
1b) south
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from an unused root meaning to be parched
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1288a
Total KJV Occurrences: 114