Daniel 11:14:6Dan.11.14.W6TAB
הַנֶּ֑גֶב
hanegev
“the south”
- Transliteration
- ha-NE-gev
- Extended
- hah-NEH-gev
- IPA
- /hanˈnɛ.ɣɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- the south
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-NE-gev
- phraseyour reading level
al-MEH-lekh ha-NE-gev
- clause
oo-vah-ih-TEEM hah-HEM ra-BEEM ya-am-DOO al-MEH-lekh ha-NE-gev
- sentence
oo-vah-ih-TEEM hah-HEM ra-BEEM ya-am-DOO al-MEH-lekh ha-NE-gev oo-ve-NEH pa-ri-TSEE am-me-KHAA yih-nas-se-OO leh-ha-ah-MEED kha-ZOHN veh-nikh-sha-LOO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʿal melekh hannegev {עַל־מֶ֣לֶךְ הַנֶּ֑גֶב | ʿal me-leḵ han-ne-ḡeḇ} specifies the target as the king of the south.
Root and etymology
n-g-b
“dry, south”
In context — Daniel 11:14
And at those times many will stand against the king of the south, and the sons of the violent among your people will lift themselves up to establish the vision , but they will stumble.
About this coordinate
Daniel 11:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 11:14, so the Hebrew word הַנֶּ֑גֶב (hanegev) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Dan.11.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.14.W6.S1) and character.