This is the name of the place Negeb: The southern region of Israel, a semi-arid area.
Definition
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)
Traditional renderings: south (country, side, -ward).
Traditional renderings: south (country, side, -ward).
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
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- Joshua 19:34מִנֶּ֗גֶב · on the south sideThen the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and ran from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun on the south side, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east.
- Judges 1:9וְהַנֶּ֖גֶב · in the NegevAfterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills.
- Judges 1:15הַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ · in the Negev“Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.
- Judges 1:16בְּנֶ֣גֶב · in the NegevNow the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live among the people.
- Judges 21:19וּמִנֶּ֖גֶב · and south“But look,” they said, “there is a yearly feast to the LORD in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.”
- 1 Samuel 14:5מִנֶּ֖גֶב · to the southOne cliff stood to the north toward Michmash, and the other to the south toward Geba.
- 1 Samuel 20:41הַנֶּ֔גֶב · from the southWhen the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more.
- 1 Samuel 27:10 (3×)נֶ֤גֶב · The Negev; נֶ֣גֶב · The Negev; נֶ֖גֶב · The Negev…who would ask him, “What have you raided today?” And David would reply, “The Negev of Judah,” or “The Negev of Jerahmeel,” or “The Negev of the Kenites.”
- 1 Samuel 30:1נֶ֙גֶב֙ · the NegevOn the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.
- 1 Samuel 30:14 (2×)נֶ֧גֶב · the Negev; נֶ֣גֶב · and the NegevWe raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”
- 1 Samuel 30:27נֶ֖גֶב · NegevHe sent gifts to those in Bethel, Ramoth Negev, and Jattir;
- 2 Samuel 24:7נֶ֥גֶב · the NegevThey went toward the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went on to the Negev of Judah, to Beersheba.
- 1 Kings 7:25נֶ֗גְבָּה · southThe Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center.
- 1 Kings 7:39נֶֽגֶב׃סHe set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.
- 1 Chronicles 9:24וָנֶֽגְבָּה׃ · and southThe gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
- 1 Chronicles 26:15נֶ֑גְבָּה · [The lot for] the South [Gate]The lot for the South Gate fell to Obed-edom, and the lot for the storehouses to his sons.
- 1 Chronicles 26:17לַנֶּ֥גְבָּה · on the southEach day there were six Levites on the east, four on the north, four on the south, and two pairs at the storehouse.
- 2 Chronicles 4:4נֶ֗גְבָּה · southThe Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center.
- 2 Chronicles 4:10נֶֽגְבָּה׃He put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner.
- 2 Chronicles 28:18וְהַנֶּגֶב֮ · and the NegevThe Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages.
- Psalm 126:4בַּנֶּֽגֶב׃ · in the NegevRestore our captives, O LORD, like streams in the Negev.
- Isaiah 21:1בַּנֶּ֙גֶב֙ · through the NegevThis is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.
- Isaiah 30:6נֶ֑גֶב · of the NegevThis is the burden against the beasts of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lioness and lion, of viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people of no profit to them.
- Jeremiah 13:19הַנֶּ֛גֶב · of the NegevThe cities of the Negev have been shut tight, and no one can open them. All Judah has been carried into exile, wholly taken captive.
- Jeremiah 17:26הַנֶּ֔גֶב · the NegevAnd people will come from the cities of Judah and the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, and from the foothills, the hill country, and the Negev, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.
- Jeremiah 32:44הַנֶּ֑גֶב · the NegevFields will be purchased with silver, and deeds will be signed, sealed, and witnessed in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah—the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev—because I will restore them from captivity, declares the LORD.”
- Jeremiah 33:13הַנֶּ֔גֶב · the NegevIn the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev, in the land of Benjamin and the cities 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.
- Ezekiel 20:46נֶֽגֶב׃ · of the Negev“Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.
- Ezekiel 20:47 (2×)הַנֶּ֔גֶב · of the Negev; מִנֶּ֥גֶב · from southSay to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched.
- Ezekiel 21:4מִנֶּ֥גֶב · from southBecause I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.
- Ezekiel 40:2מִנֶּֽגֶב׃ · on whose southern slopeIn visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city.
- Ezekiel 46:9 (2×)נֶ֔גֶב · the south; נֶ֔גֶב · the southWhen the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed feasts, whoever enters by the north gate to worship must go out by the south gate, and whoever enters by the south gate must go out by the north gate. No one is to return through the gate by which he entered, but each must go out by the opposite gate.
- Ezekiel 47:1מִנֶּ֖גֶב · southThen the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar.
- Ezekiel 47:19 (2×)נֶ֣גֶב · On the south; נֶֽגְבָּה׃ · This will be the southernOn the south side it will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, and along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea. This will be the southern boundary.
- Ezekiel 48:10וְנֶ֕גְבָּה · on the south [side]This will be the holy portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side, and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center will be the sanctuary of the LORD.
- Ezekiel 48:16נֶ֕גֶב · on the south…and will have these measurements: 4,500 cubits on the north side, 4,500 cubits on the south side, 4,500 cubits on the east side, and 4,500 cubits on the west side.
- Ezekiel 48:17וְנֶ֖גְבָּה · to the southThe pastureland of the city will extend 250 cubits to the north, 250 cubits to the south, 250 cubits to the east, and 250 cubits to the west.
- Ezekiel 48:28נֶ֣גֶב · The southernThe southern border of Gad will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then along the Brook of Egypt and out to the Great Sea.
- Ezekiel 48:33נֶ֗גְבָּה · On the southOn the south side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun.
- Daniel 8:4וָנֶ֗גְבָּה · and the southI saw the ram charging toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against him, and there was no deliverance from his power. He did as he pleased and became great.
- Daniel 8:9הַנֶּ֥גֶב · the southFrom one of these horns a little horn emerged and grew extensively toward the south and the east and toward the Beautiful Land.
- Daniel 11:5הַנֶּ֖גֶב · of the SouthThe king of the South will grow strong, but one of his commanders will grow even stronger and will rule his own kingdom with great authority.
- Daniel 11:6הַנֶּ֗גֶב · of the SouthAfter some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to seal the agreement. But his daughter will not retain her position of power, nor will his strength endure. At that time she will be given up, along with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her.
- Daniel 11:9הַנֶּ֔גֶב · of the South…who will invade the realm of the king of the South and then return to his own land.