בַנֶּגֶב֮

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 בַנֶּגֶב֮

   va-NE-gev

   in the Negeb
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיַּעֲל֣וּ בַנֶּגֶב֮

   va-ya-a-LU va-NE-gev

   And they went up in the Negeb
3. clause🔊 וַיַּעֲל֣וּ בַנֶּגֶב֮ וַיָּבֹ֣א עַד־חֶבְרוֹן֒ וְשָׁ֤ם אֲחִימַן֙ שֵׁשַׁ֣י וְתַלְמַ֔י יְלִידֵ֖י הָעֲנָ֑ק

   va-ya-a-LU va-NE-gev va-ya-VO ad-KHEV-ron ve-SHAM a-khi-MAN she-SHAI ve-tal-MAI ye-li-DEI ha-a-NAK

   And they went up in the Negeb and he came to Hebron and there Ahiman Sheshai and Talmai descendants of Anak
4. sentence🔊 וַיַּעֲל֣וּ בַנֶּגֶב֮ וַיָּבֹ֣א עַד־חֶבְרוֹן֒ וְשָׁ֤ם אֲחִימַן֙ שֵׁשַׁ֣י וְתַלְמַ֔י יְלִידֵ֖י הָעֲנָ֑ק וְחֶבְר֗וֹן שֶׁ֤בַע שָׁנִים֙ נִבְנְתָ֔ה לִפְנֵ֖י צֹ֥עַן מִצְרָֽיִם׃

   va-ya-a-LU va-NE-gev va-ya-VO ad-KHEV-ron ve-SHAM a-khi-MAN she-SHAI ve-tal-MAI ye-li-DEI ha-a-NAK ve-khev-RON she-VA sha-NIM niv-ne-TA lif-NEI tso-AN mits-RA-yim

   And they went up in the Negeb and he came to Hebron and there Ahiman Sheshai and Talmai descendants of Anak and Hebron seven years had been built before Zoan of Egypt

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase ban-nê-gev {בַּנֶּגֶב֮ | ban-nê-gev} ‘into the Negev’ establishes the route, while ʿăd ḥe-vrôn {עַד־חֶבְרוֹן֒ | ʿăd ḥe-vrôn} ‘as far as Hebron’ defines the destination.

Root and etymology

n-g-b🔊 נ־ג־בnun–gimel–bet

“dry, parched land”