Numbers 21:1:5Num.21.1.W5TAB
הַנֶּ֔גֶב
hannegev
“in the Negeb”
- Transliteration
- han-NE-gev
- Extended
- han-NEH-gev
- IPA
- /hanˈneɡev/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the Negeb
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
han-NE-gev
- phraseyour reading level
yo-SHEV han-NE-gev
- clause
va-yish-MA hak-ke-na-a-NI ME-lekh-a-RAD yo-SHEV han-NE-gev KI BA yis-ra-EL DE-rekh ha-a-ta-RIM
- sentence
va-yish-MA hak-ke-na-a-NI ME-lekh-a-RAD yo-SHEV han-NE-gev KI BA yis-ra-EL DE-rekh ha-a-ta-RIM va-yil-la-KHEM be-yis-ra-EL va-yish-BE mi-men-NU she-VI
Exegesis
The participial phrase yoshev {יֹשֵׁ֣ב | yō-šēḇ} “residing” with hanNegev {הַנֶּ֔גֶב | ha-nə-ḡēḇ} “the Negev” provides a locative circumstance.
In context — Numbers 21:1
When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, he fought against Israel and took some captives.
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 21:1, so the Hebrew word הַנֶּ֔גֶב (hannegev) 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 Num.21.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.1.W5.S1) and character.