Original Language Studio
Joshua 17:10
“Southward it was Ephraim’s, and northward it was Manasseh’s, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H5045 · Hebrew
- Definition
- the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
- Derivation
- from an unused root meaning to be parched;
- KJV renderings
- south (country, side, -ward).
- Grammar
- נֶ֣גְבָּ — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- ה — suffix (directional he)
- Usage
- Occurs 111 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 12:9Genesis 13:1Genesis 13:3Genesis 13:14Genesis 20:1
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נֶגֶב here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.