Hebrew word study
נֶגֶבnegeb — the south (from its drought)
Pronounced “neh'-gheb”
the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
Translated in the King James as: south (country, side, -ward).
Appears 111 times in Scripture
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be parched;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Numbers — 10×
Deuteronomy — 2×
Joshua — 26×
Judges — 4×
1 Samuel — 9×
2 Samuel — 1×
1 Chronicles — 3×
2 Chronicles — 3×
Psalms — 1×
Isaiah — 2×
Ezekiel — 15×
Daniel — 12×
Obadiah — 2×
Zechariah — 3×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.