מִ/נֶּ֖גֶב
𐤌/𐤍𐤂𐤁
minegev
from the Negev
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).
Genesis 13:3 · Word #3
Lexicon H5045
| Lemma | נֶגֶב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤂𐤁 |
| Transliteration | negeb |
| Strong's | H5045 |
| In-context | from the Negev |
Morphology HR/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H5045-07
from the parched southland
| Root | נגב (n-g-b) |
| Core Meanings | dryness, parched land, aridity, south (as the dry region) |
| Semantic Range | the dry southern region of Judah (the Negev), the south as a cardinal direction, a southern district (occasionally extending toward Egypt), arid wilderness land |
| Conceptual Significance | The Negev represents the arid southern frontier of the land of Israel, a place of testing, pastoral life, and boundary identity. Its name encodes the environmental reality of dryness, linking geography with lived experience and covenantal movement in the biblical narrative. |
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular common noun (absolute) נֶגֶב with prefixed inseparable preposition מִן ("from"), showing assimilation (dagesh forte) in the nun: מִנֶּגֶב. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun נֶגֶב is a masculine singular absolute meaning "dry land" or "south," derived from a root conveying parched dryness. The prefixed preposition מִן ("from") is assimilated in the form מִנֶּגֶב, so the rendering includes "from." "Parched southland" preserves both the root sense of aridity and the geographical orientation implied by the term. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נגב (dryness, parched land, aridity, south (as the dry region))
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H5045-01 |
banegebah | in the parched Southland-ward |
H5045-02 |
banegev | in the parched southland |
H5045-03 |
benegev | in the parched southland |
Word Usage (111 occurrences of H5045)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 12:9 | הַ/נֶּֽגְבָּ/ה | hanegebah | to the Negev |
| Genesis 13:1 | הַ/נֶּֽגְבָּ/ה | hanegebah | the Negev |
| Genesis 13:3 | מִ/נֶּ֖גֶב | minegev | from the Negev |