Strong's Number H5045

נֶגֶב

negeb · neh'-gheb

Transliteration:

negeb{neh'-gheb}

Word Origin:

from an unused root meaning to be parched

TWOT:

1288a

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

south 89, southward 16, south side 5, south country 2

Total: 112
Occurs 112 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

south-country, Nekeb, south
1. south-country
  1. region of southern Judah, boundaries not specific
2. south