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).
Joshua 15:21 · Word #10
Lexicon H5045
| Lemma | נֶגֶב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤂𐤁 |
| Transliteration | negeb |
| Strong's | H5045 |
| In-context | in 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 Notes | Preposition ב + definite article (contracted to בַּ) + noun masculine singular absolute נֶגֶב + directional ה (locative ending), indicating movement or orientation toward the south/Negeb. |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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 |