נגב
TWOT
1288
(
√ of foll.
=
be dry, parched
,
NH
נָגַב
, Aramaic
ܢܓܶܒ
(nbeb), נְגוּב
,
נְגִיב
.
)
•
נֶ˜גֶב
S
5045
TWOT
1288a
GK
5582
n.
[
m.
]
south-country, Negeb, south
(
cf. Lag
BN 78)
;—
נ׳
abs.
Gn 20:1
+;
cstr.
Jos 11:2
+;
נֶ˜גְבָּה
Gn 13:14
+;—
1.
south-country
, i.e.
a.
specif. the region S. of Judah, boundaries not exactly defined (see cities in it
Jos 15:21–32
), but
c.
from hills S. of Hebron to
Ḳadesh
,
אֶרֶץ הַנּ׳
Gn 20:1
(
E
),
24:62
(
J
),
Nu 13:29
(JE),
Ju 1:15 Jos 15:1
9; alm.
= n.pr.
הַנּ׳
,
הַנֶּ˜גְבָּה
,
Gn 12:9
;
13:1 Nu 13:1
7,
22
;
21:1
(all
J
),
Dt 34:3
(JE),
Dt 1:7 Jos 10:40
;
11:16
;
12:8
(all
D
),
Nu 33:40 Jos 15:21
(both
P
),
Ju 1:9 1 S 20:41
(but read
הָאַרְגָּב
, i.e.
the mound
Ö
(
ἀργαβ
)
Th We Klo Dr Kit Bu HP
S),
Je 13:19
;
17:26
;
32:44
;
33:13 Zc 7:7 Ob 20
ψ 126:4
(
sim.
),
Ez 21:3a
(
=
Judah);
נ׳
(no art.)
Gn 13:3
(
J
),
1 S 30:1
,
Is 30:6
(
cf.
D
i); of particular districts in the Negeb:
נ׳ עֲרָד
Ju 1:16
(
cf.
GF
M),
נ׳ יְהוּדָה
etc.
1 S 27:10
(×3) (
cf.
D
r),
30:14
(×2) 2 S 24:7 2 Ch 28:1
8;
v.
also
Zc 14:10
;
רָמָת נ׳
Jos 19:
8,
רָמֹות נ׳
1 S 30:2
7;
coll.
c.
pl. vb. =
people of south-land
Ob 1
9.
b.
land S. of Babylon
Is 21:1
(
cf.
D
i).
c.
=
Egypt
Dn 11:5
,
6
,
9
,
11
,
14
,
15
,
25
(×2),
29
,
40
(
v. Meinh Bev Behr
m,
cf.
v
4
3).
2.
hence
south
(
opp.
N., E., W.)
Gn 13:14
;
28:14
(both
J
),
Jos 17:10
(
P
),
1 K 7:25
=
2 Ch 4:4
,
1 Ch 9:24
;
26:15
,
17
(
cf.
v
1
4,
16
,
18
),
Ez 21:3b
,
9 Dn 8:
4,
9
, further
1 K 7:39 Zc 14:
4;
נֶ˜גְבָּה תֵּימָ˜נָה פְּאַת
Ex 26:1
8,
cf.
27:
9;
36:23
;
38:9
;
40:24
(of S. side of tabernacle);
שַׁ˜עַר נ׳
Ez 46:9
(×2);
פְּאַת נ׳
south side
or
border
Nu 34:
3;
35:5 Jos 18:15
(all
P
),
Ez 47:19
,
cf.
v
19 48:1
6,
28
,
33
;
גְּבוּל נ׳
south boundary
Nu 34:3 Jos 15:
2,
4
;
18:19
(all
P
),
cf.
מִנֶּ˜גֶב לְ
(
הַגְּבוּל
)
on the south
of
Nu 34:4
(×2) Jos 15:3
(
אֶל־מִנּ׳ לְ
),
v
3,
7
;
18:13
(all
P
),
Ju 21:19
;
מִנּ׳
abs.
on the south
Jos 18:5
(JE),
19:34
(
P
),
1 S 14:5 Ez 40:2
;
כֶּ˜תֶף הַיְבוּסִי מִנּ׳
Jos 15:
8,
cf.
18:1
3,
16
(all
P
);
נֶ˜גְבָּה
15:1 , 2 ; 18:14 (×2), 19 (all P ), 2 Ch 4:10 Ez 21:2 ( Co ; ˜ נגב ), 48:10 , 17 ; נֶ˜גְבָּה לְ Jos 17:9 ( P ).—For נ׳ כִּנְּרֹות 11:2 read נֶגֶד ( Ö D i).
Th O. Thenius. Klo A. Klostermann. Kit R. Kittel.
HPS H. P. Smith. Meinh J. Meinhold. Bev A. A. Bevan. Behrm G. Behrmann. Hebrew (Consonantal Text).