בַ/נֶּגֶב֮
𐤁/𐤍𐤂𐤁
vanegev
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).
Numbers 13:22 · Word #2
Lexicon H5045
| Lemma | נֶגֶב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤂𐤁 |
| Transliteration | negeb |
| Strong's | H5045 |
| In-context | in 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 H5045-13
in the parched Southland
| Root | נגב (n-g-b) |
| Core Meanings | to be dry, to be parched, aridity, dryness, south (as land of drought) |
| Semantic Range | the south as a cardinal direction; the southern region of Judah; the Negev desert; by extension, Egypt (as south of Israel); dry or arid land. |
| Conceptual Significance | The Negev represents both geographical orientation and theological landscape—an arid frontier region associated with patriarchal journeys, testing, dependence on divine provision, and the liminal space between settled land and wilderness. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בַּ ("in") with definite article + noun common masculine singular absolute (נֶגֶב). The form is definite due to the article and refers to a specific region. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun נֶגֶב derives from the root נגב, conveying dryness or parched land. With the prefixed preposition בַּ ("in") and the definite article, and as a masculine singular absolute noun, the phrase literally denotes being "in the parched Southland," preserving both the root sense of aridity and the geographical orientation. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נגב (to be dry, to be parched, aridity, dryness, south (as land of drought))
| 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 |