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Lexicon :: Strong's H5045 - neḡeḇ

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נֶגֶב
Transliteration
neḡeḇ
Pronunciation
neh'-gheb
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to be parched
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TWOT Reference: 1288a

Strong’s Definitions

נֶגֶב 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).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 112x

The KJV translates Strong's H5045 in the following manner: south (89x), southward (16x), south side (5x), south country (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 112x
The KJV translates Strong's H5045 in the following manner: south (89x), southward (16x), south side (5x), south country (2x).
  1. south-country, Nekeb, south

    1. south-country

      1. region of southern Judah, boundaries not specific

    2. south

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נֶגֶב 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).
STRONGS H5045: Abbreviations
נֶ֫גֶב noun [masculine]] south-country, Negeb, south (compare LagBN 78); — נ׳ absolute Genesis 20:1 +; construct Joshua 11:2 +; נֶ֫גְבָּה Genesis 13:14 +; —
1. south-country, i.e.
a. specifically the region south of Judah, boundaries not exactly defined (see cities in it Joshua 15:21-32), but with from hills south of Hebron to Kadesh, אֶרֶץ הַנּ׳ Genesis 20:1 (E), Genesis 24:62 (J), Numbers 13:29 (JE), Judges 1:15; Joshua 15:19; almost = proper name הַנּ׳, הַנֶּ֫גְבָּה, Genesis 12:9; Genesis 13:1; Numbers 13:17, 22; Numbers 21:1 (all J), Deuteronomy 34:3 (JE), Deuteronomy 1:7; Joshua 10:40; Joshua 11:16; Joshua 12:8 (all D), Numbers 33:40; Joshua 15:21 (both P), Judges 1:9; 1 Samuel 20:41 (but read הָאַרְגָּב, i.e. the mound Greek Version of the LXX (ἀργαβ) Th We Klo Dr Kit Bu HPS), Jeremiah 13:19; Jeremiah 17:26; Jeremiah 32:44; Jeremiah 33:13; Zechariah 7:7; Obadiah 20; Psalm 126:4 (simile), Ezekiel 21:3a (= Judah); נ׳ (no article) Genesis 13:3 (J), 1 Samuel 30:1; Isaiah 30:6 (compare Di); of particular districts in the Negeb: עֲרָד נ׳ Judges 1:16 (compare GFM), יהוּדָה נ׳ etc. 1 Samuel 27:10 (3 times in verse) (compare Dr), 1 Samuel 30:14 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 24:7; 2 Chronicles 28:18; see also Zechariah 14:10; רָמַת נ׳ Joshua 19:8, רָמוֺת נ׳ 1 Samuel 30:27; collective with plural verb = people of south-land Obadiah 19.
b. land south of Babylon Isaiah 21:1 (compare Di).
c. = Egypt Daniel 11:5, 6, 9, 14, 15, 25 (twice in verse); Daniel 11:29, 40 (see Meinh Bev Behrm, compare Daniel 11:43).
2. hence south (opposed to north, east, west) Genesis 13:14; Genesis 28:14 (both J), Joshua 17:10 (P), 1 Kings 7:25 2 Chronicles 4:4; 1 Chronicles 9:24; 1 Chronicles 26:15, 17 (compare 1 Chronicles 26:14; 1 Chronicles 26:16; 1 Chronicles 26:18), Ezekiel 21:3b; Ezekiel 21:9; Daniel 8:4, 9, further 1 Kings 7:39; Zechariah 14:4; מְּאַת נֶ֫גְבָּה תֵּימָ֫נָה Exodus 26:18, compare Exodus 27:9; Exodus 36:23; Exodus 38:9; Exodus 40:24 (of south side of tabernacle); שַׁ֫עַר נ׳ Ezekiel 46:9 (twice in verse); מְּאַת נ׳ south side or border Numbers 34:3; Numbers 35:5; Joshua 18:15 (all P), Ezekiel 47:19, cf Ezekiel 47:19; Ezekiel 48:16, 28, 33; גְּבוּל נ׳ south boundary Numbers 34:3; Joshua 15:2, 4; Joshua 18:19 (all P), compare מִנֶּ֫גֶב לְ (הַגְּבוּל) on the south of Numbers 34:4 (twice in verse); Joshua 15:3 (לְ אֶלמִֿנּ׳), Joshua 15:3; Joshua 15:7; Joshua 18:3 (all P), Judges 21:19; מִנּ׳ absolute on the south Joshua 18:5 (JE), Joshua 19:34 (P), 1 Samuel 14:5; Ezekiel 40:2; כֶּ֫תֶף הַיְבוּסִי מִנּ׳ Joshua 15:8, compare Joshua 18:13, 16 (all P); נֶ֫גְבָּה Joshua 15:1, 2; Joshua 18:14 (twice in verse); Joshua 18:19 (all P), 2 Chronicles 4:10; Ezekiel 21:2 (Co; HCT נגב) Ezekiel 48:10, 17; נֶ֫גְבָּה לְ Joshua 17:9 (P). — For בִּנְּרוֺת נ׳ Joshua 11:2 read נֶגֶד (Greek Version of the LXX Di).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

12:9; 13:1; 13:3; 13:14; 13:14; 20:1; 20:1; 24:62; 28:14

Exodus

26:18; 27:9; 36:23; 38:9; 40:24

Numbers

13:17; 13:22; 13:29; 21:1; 33:40; 34:3; 34:3; 34:4; 35:5

Deuteronomy

1:7; 34:3

Joshua

10:40; 11:2; 11:2; 11:16; 12:8; 15:1; 15:2; 15:2; 15:3; 15:3; 15:4; 15:7; 15:8; 15:19; 15:21; 15:21; 15:22; 15:23; 15:24; 15:25; 15:26; 15:27; 15:28; 15:29; 15:30; 15:31; 15:32; 17:9; 17:10; 18:3; 18:5; 18:13; 18:14; 18:15; 18:16; 18:19; 18:19; 19:8; 19:34

Judges

1:9; 1:15; 1:16; 21:19

1 Samuel

14:5; 20:41; 27:10; 30:1; 30:14; 30:27

2 Samuel

24:7

1 Kings

7:25; 7:39

1 Chronicles

9:24; 26:14; 26:15; 26:16; 26:17; 26:18

2 Chronicles

4:4; 4:10; 28:18

Psalms

126:4

Isaiah

21:1; 30:6

Jeremiah

13:19; 17:26; 32:44; 33:13

Ezekiel

21:2; 21:3; 21:3; 21:9; 40:2; 46:9; 47:19; 47:19; 48:10; 48:16; 48:17; 48:28; 48:33

Daniel

8:4; 8:9; 11:5; 11:6; 11:9; 11:14; 11:15; 11:25; 11:29; 11:40; 11:43

Obadiah

1:19; 1:20

Zechariah

7:7; 14:4; 14:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5045 matches the Hebrew נֶגֶב (neḡeḇ),
which occurs 111 times in 97 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (1Sa 27:10–Zec 14:10)

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:10 - Now Achish said, “[fn]Where did you carry out an attack today?” And David said, “Against the [fn]Negev H5045 of Judah, against the [fn]Negev H5045 of the Jerahmeelites, and against the [fn]Negev H5045 of the Kenites.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:1 -

Then it happened, when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had carried out an attack on the [fn]Negev H5045 and on Ziklag, and had [fn]overthrown Ziklag and burned it with fire;

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:14 - “We carried out an attack on the [fn]Negev H5045 of the Cherethites, and on that which belongs to Judah, and on the [fn]Negev H5045 of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:7 - then they came to the fortress of Tyre and to all the cities of the Hivites and of the Canaanites, and they went out to the south H5045 of Judah, to Beersheba.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:25 - It was standing on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south H5045, and three facing east; and the Sea was set on top of them, and all their rear parts turned inward.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:39 - Then he placed the stands, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the house; and he set the [fn]Sea of cast metal on the right side of the house eastward toward the south H5045.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:24 - The gatekeepers were [fn]on the four sides, to the east, west, north, and south H5045.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:15 - For Obed-edom it fell to the south H5045, and to his sons went the storehouse.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:17 - On the east there were six Levites, on the north four daily, on the south H5045 four daily, and at the storehouse two by two.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:4 - It was standing on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south H5045, and three facing east; and the Sea was set on top of them and all their hindquarters turned inward.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:10 - He put the Sea on the right side of the house toward the southeast H5045.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:18 - The Philistines had also invaded the cities of the [fn]lowland and of the Negev H5045 of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, and Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages; and they had settled there.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 126:4 -

Restore our fortunes, LORD,

As the [fn]streams in the [fn]South H5045.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:1 -

The pronouncement concerning the [fn]wilderness of the sea:

As windstorms in the [fn]Negev H5045 come in turns,

It comes from the wilderness, from a terrifying land.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:6 -

The pronouncement concerning the animals of the Negev H5045:

Through a land of distress and anguish,

From [fn]where come lioness and lion, viper and flying serpent,

They carry their riches on the [fn]backs of young donkeys,

And their treasures on camels’ humps,

To a people who will not benefit them;

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:19 -

The cities of the Negev H5045 have been locked up,

And there is no one to open them;

All Judah has been taken into exile,

Wholly taken into exile.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:26 - “They will come in from the cities of Judah and from the areas surrounding Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the lowland, from the hill country, and from the Negev H5045, bringing burnt offerings, sacrifices, grain offerings, and frankincense, and bringing sacrifices of thanksgiving to the house of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:44 - People will buy fields for money, [fn]sign and seal [fn]deeds, and call in witnesses in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the [fn]Negev H5045; for I will restore their fortunes,’ declares the LORD.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:13 - ‘In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the Negev H5045, in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them,’ says the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:46 - “Son of man, set your face toward the south, and speak prophetically against the south and prophesy against the forest [fn]land of the Negev H5045,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:47 - and say to the forest of the Negev H5045, ‘Hear the word of the LORD: this is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I am going to kindle a fire in you, and it will consume every [fn]green tree in you, as well as every dry tree; the blazing flame will not go out and [fn]the entire surface from south H5045 to north will be scorched by it.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:4 - “Because I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore My sword will go out from its sheath against [fn]humanity from south H5045 to north.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:2 - In the visions of God He brought me into the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, and on it to the south H5045 there was something like a structure of a city.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:9 - “But when the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed feasts, one who enters by way of the north gate to worship shall go out by way of the south H5045 gate. And one who enters by way of the south H5045 gate shall go out by way of the north gate. [fn]No one shall return by way of the gate by which he entered, but shall go straight out.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:1 -

Then he brought me back to the door of the house; and behold, water was flowing from under the threshold of the house toward the east, for the house faced east. And the water was flowing down from under, from the right side of the house, from south H5045 of the altar.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:19 -

“The south H5045 side toward the south shall extend from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt and to the Great Sea. This is the south side toward the south H5045.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:10 - “The holy allotment shall be for these, namely for the priests, toward the north twenty-five thousand cubits in length, toward the west ten thousand in width, toward the east ten thousand in width, and toward the south H5045 twenty-five thousand in length; and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in its midst.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:16 - “And these shall be its measurements: the north side, 4,500 cubits, the south H5045 side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side, 4,500 cubits.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:17 - “The city shall have [fn]open spaces: on the north 250 cubits, on the south H5045 250 cubits, on the east 250 cubits, and on the west 250 cubits.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:28 - “And beside the border of Gad, at the south H5045 side toward the south, the border shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt, to the Great Sea.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:33 - “On the south H5045 side, 4,500 cubits by measurement, [fn]shall be three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; and the gate of Zebulun, one.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:4 - I saw the ram butting westward, northward, and southward H5045, and no other beasts could stand against him nor was there anyone to rescue from his [fn]power, but he did as he pleased and made himself great.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:9 -

And out of one of them came a rather small horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south H5045, toward the east, and toward the [fn]Beautiful Land.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:5 -

“Then the king of the South H5045 will grow strong, [fn]along with one of his princes [fn]who will gain ascendancy over him and rule; his domain will be a great realm indeed.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:6 - “And after some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the South H5045 will come to the king of the North to reach an agreement. But she will not keep her [fn]position of power, nor will he remain with his [fn]power, but she will be given up, along with those who brought her in and the one who fathered her as well as he who supported her in those times.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:9 - “Then [fn]the latter will enter the realm of the king of the South H5045, but will return to his own land.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:11 - “And the king of the South H5045 will be enraged and go out and fight [fn]with the king of the North. Then the latter will raise a great multitude, but that multitude will be handed over to [fn]the former.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:14 -

“Now in those times many will rise up against the king of the South H5045; the violent ones among your people will also raise themselves up to fulfill the vision, but they will [fn]fall down.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:15 - “Then the king of the North will come, pile up an assault ramp, and capture a well-fortified city; and the forces of the South H5045 will not stand their ground, not even [fn]their choicest troops, for there will be no strength to make a stand.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:25 - “And he will stir up his strength and [fn]courage against the king of the South H5045 with a large army; so the king of the South H5045 will mobilize an extremely large and mighty army for war; but he will not stand, because schemes will be devised against him.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:29 -

“At the appointed time he will return and come into the South H5045, but [fn]this last time it will not turn out the way it did before.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:40 -

“And at the end time the king of the South H5045 will wage war with him, and the king of the North will storm against him with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he will enter countries, overflow them, and pass through.

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:19 -

Then those of the [fn]Negev H5045 will [fn]possess the mountain of Esau,

And those of the [fn]Shephelah the Philistine plain;

Also, they will [fn]possess the territory of Ephraim and the territory of Samaria,

And Benjamin the territory of Gilead.

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:20 -

And the exiles of this army of the sons of Israel,

Who are among the Canaanites as far as Zarephath,

And the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad,

Will [fn]possess the cities of the Negev H5045.

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 7:7 - ‘Are these not the words which the LORD proclaimed by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and carefree along with its cities around it, and the [fn]Negev H5045 and the [fn]foothills were inhabited?’”
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:4 - On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which is in front of Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split [fn]in its middle from east to west forming a very large valley. Half of the mountain will move toward the north, and the other half toward the south H5045.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:10 -

All the land will change into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south H5045 of Jerusalem; but [fn]Jerusalem will rise and remain on its site from Benjamin’s Gate as far as the place of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king’s wine presses.


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