בַּ/נֶּ֑גְבָּ/ה

𐤁/𐤍𐤂𐤁/𐤄

banegebah

in 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).

H5045

Joshua 15:21 · Word #10

Lexicon H5045

Lemmaנֶגֶב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤂𐤁
Transliterationnegeb
Strong'sH5045
In-contextin the Negev

Morphology HRd/Ncmsa/Sd 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 H5045-01

in the parched Southland-ward

Morphological NotesPreposition ב + definite article (contracted to בַּ) + noun masculine singular absolute נֶגֶב + directional ה (locative ending), indicating movement or orientation toward the south/Negeb.
Rendering RationaleThe noun נֶגֶב (masculine singular) derives from a root meaning "to be dry/parched," referring to the arid southern region. The prefixed בַּ combines the preposition "in" with the definite article ("the"), and the final ה is a directional (locative) ending, indicating orientation toward that region. "In the parched Southland-ward" preserves both the root sense of aridity and the locative nuance.

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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
H5045-02 banegev in the parched southland
H5045-03 benegev in the parched southland
H5045-04 hanegebah toward 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