Joshua 15:4:13Josh.15.4.W13TAB
נֶֽגֶב׃
negev
“of the south”
- Transliteration
- NE-gev
- Extended
- NEH-gev
- IPA
- /ˈnɛɡɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the south
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
NE-gev
- phraseyour reading level
gvuL NE-gev
- clause
ze-yi-he-YEH la-KHEM gvuL NE-gev
- sentence
ve-a-VAR ats-mo-NAH ve-ya-TSA NA-khal mits-RA-yim ve-ha-YU tot-se-OT hag-GVUL yam-MAH ze-yi-he-YEH la-KHEM gvuL NE-gev
Exegesis
The deictic-expression zeh-yihyeh {זֶה־יִהְיֶ֥ה | zeh-yih-yə} ‘this shall be’ plus Qal imperfect designates negev {נֶֽגֶב | ne-gev} as the southern limit. English renders the Hebrew VSO order into SVO for readability while preserving directional emphasis.
Root and etymology
Rootngb
“south, dry region”
In context — Joshua 15:4
And it passed by Azmon and came out to the wadi of Egypt, and the outgoings of the boundary were at the sea. This shall be your southern boundary.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:4:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Joshua 15:4, so the Hebrew word נֶֽגֶב׃ (negev) 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 Josh.15.4.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.4.W13.S1) and character.