Negeb
נֶ֫גֶבStrong’s H5045negev (ne-gev)
Appears in 98 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Negev is the Hebrew word usually translated “south”, “negev” and “from south”. It appears in 98 verses of the Old Testament.
“I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.”
Meaning
- Region of southern Judah
How it's translated
- south 17
- the negev 14
- from south 14
- the south 12
- south -ward 9
- south towards 8
- and south -ward 6
- negev of 6
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Joshua 22
- Ezekiel 12
- Daniel 11
- Numbers 8
- Genesis 7
- 1 Samuel 6
18 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 8:9In contextAnd out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.
- Daniel 11:5In contextAnd the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.
- Daniel 11:6In contextAnd in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.
- Daniel 11:9In contextSo the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
- Daniel 11:11In contextAnd the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand.
- Daniel 11:14In contextAnd in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
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Hebrew dictionary
נֶ֫גֶב negev · Negeb
region of southern Judah Also named: ne.gev (נֶ֫גֶב "south" H5045H) This name means south-country
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “south” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SOUTH, noun
- The north and south are opposite points in the horizon; each ninety degrees or the quarter of a great circle distant from the east and west.
- In a less exact sense, any point or place on the earth or in the heavens, which is near the meridian towards the right hand as one faces the east.
- A southern region, country or place; as the queen of the south in Scriptures.
- The wind that blows from the north. [Not used.]
All definitions and other forms of “south”
SOUTH, adjective
- In any place north of the tropic of Cancer, pertaining to or lying in the meridian towards the sun; as a south wind.
- Being in a southern direction; as the south sea.
SOUTH, adverb
Towards the south A ship sails south; the wind blows south
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.