H5045 — נֶגֶב (negeb)

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Strong's H5045 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: נֶגֶב (negeb)

Pronunciation: neh'-gheb

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to be parched;

Definition: the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)

KJV Renderings: south (country, side, -ward).

Senses

  1. south-country, Nekeb, south
    1. south-country
    2. region of southern Judah, boundaries not specific
    3. south

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G2048 ἔρημος érēmos of uncertain affinity lonesome, i.e. (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, G5561 being implied) desert, desolate, solitary, wilderness
G3047 λίψ líps probably from λείβω (leíbō) (to pour a "libation") the south(- west) wind (as bringing rain, i.e. (by extension) the south quarter) southwest
G3314 μεσημβρία mesēmbría from G3319 and G2250 midday; by implication, the south noon, south
G3558 νότος nótos of uncertain affinity the south(-west) wind; by extension, the southern quarter itself south (wind)

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.