Genesis 20:1:5Gen.20.1.W5TAB
הַנֶּ֔גֶב
hanegev
“the Negev”
- Transliteration
- ha-NE-gev
- Extended
- hah-NEH-gehv
- IPA
- /han.ˈnɛ.ɣɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Negev
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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Word in context
- word
ha-NE-gev
- phraseyour reading level
ar-TSA ha-NE-gev
- clause
va-yis-SA mi-SHAM av-ra-HAM ar-TSA ha-NE-gev va-YE-shev bein-ka-DESH u-VEIN SHUR
- sentence
va-yis-SA mi-SHAM av-ra-HAM ar-TSA ha-NE-gev va-YE-shev bein-ka-DESH u-VEIN SHUR va-ya-GAR bi-ge-RAR
Exegesis
Artsah hanNegev {אַרְצָה הַנֶּגֶב | ʾar-ṣāh han-ne-gev} functions as a goal-of-motion idiom targeting the desert region. The locative construction bein …
In context — Genesis 20:1
And Abraham set out from there toward the Negev, and he lived between Kadesh and Shur; and he stayed as a sojourner in Gerar.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 20:1, so the Hebrew word הַנֶּ֔גֶב (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 Gen.20.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.1.W5.S1) and character.