Negeb, Negev
H5045
Hebrew
UBS
נֶגֶב
negebneh'-gheb
Noun Masculine
Definition
= an area of land located in the south of {L:Israel<SDBH:יִשְׂרָאֵל>}, consisting of little vegetation and with very little annual rainfall; inhabited by numerous peoples - initially by the Canaanites in {L:Arad<SDBH:עֲרָד>} and the {L:Amelekites<SDBH:עֲמָלֵקִי>}, later, the people of {L:Judah<SDBH:יְהוּדָה>}
Semantic Domains
Names of Locations
Orientation
Etymology
from an unused root meaning to be parched;
KJV Translations
south (country, side, -ward)
Occurrences98
Frequency Rank#352