נֶ֫גֶב

ne.gevNegeb
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place112 occurrences18 books98 verses
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).

Glossary entries

Negeb, Negev

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

112 total
  1. Daniel 11:11הַנֶּ֔גֶב · of the South
    In a rage, the king of the South will march out to fight the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be delivered into the hand of his enemy.
  2. Daniel 11:14הַנֶּ֑גֶב · of the South
    In those times many will rise up against the king of the South. Violent ones among your own people will exalt themselves in fulfillment of the vision, but they will fail.
  3. Daniel 11:15הַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ · of the South
    Then the king of the North will come, build up a siege ramp, and capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their best troops will not be able to resist.
  4. Daniel 11:25 (2×)הַנֶּגֶב֮ · of the South; הַנֶּ֗גֶב
    And with a large army he will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South, who will mobilize a very large and powerful army but will not withstand the plots devised against him.
  5. Daniel 11:29בַנֶּ֑גֶב · the South
    At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time will not be like the first.
  6. Daniel 11:40הַנֶּ֔גֶב · of the South
    At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.
  7. Obadiah 1:19הַנֶּ֜גֶב · Those from the Negev
    Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau; those from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.
  8. Obadiah 1:20הַנֶּֽגֶב׃ · of the Negev
    And the exiles of this host of the Israelites will possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath; and the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the cities of the Negev.
  9. Zechariah 7:7וְהַנֶּ֥גֶב · and the Negev
    Are these not the words that the LORD proclaimed through the earlier prophets, when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were populous and prosperous, and the Negev and the foothills were inhabited?’”
  10. Zechariah 14:4נֶֽגְבָּה׃ · to the south
    On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south.
  11. Zechariah 14:10נֶ֖גֶב · south
    All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.