בַּ/נֶּ֔גֶב

𐤁/𐤍𐤂𐤁

banegev

into 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

Numbers 13:17 · Word #12

Lexicon H5045

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

Morphology HRd/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 H5045-02

in the parched southland

Morphological NotesPreposition ב with assimilated definite article (בַּ) + noun common masculine singular absolute (נֶגֶב). The dagesh in נ reflects article assimilation.
Rendering RationaleThe noun נֶגֶב derives from the root נגב, "to be dry or parched," and came to denote the arid southern region. The form is a masculine singular absolute noun with the prefixed preposition ב ("in") and the definite article assimilated ("the"), hence "in the parched southland," preserving both the root sense of dryness and the definite, singular morphology.

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Words from Root נגב (dryness, parched land, aridity, southland)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5045-01 banegebah in the parched Southland-ward
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